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Manto (2018)

7.4 | May 24, 2018 (FR) | Drama, History | 01:52
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In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.

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Playback Singer
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Sound Designer
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Visual Effects Producer

Cast

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Saadat Hasan Manto
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Rasika Dugal
Safia
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Tahir Raj Bhasin
Sunder Shyam
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Feryna Wazheir
Nargis
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Javed Akhtar
Abid Ali Abid
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Chandan Roy Sanyal
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
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Rishi Kapoor
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Inaamulhaq
Hamid
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Ranvir Shorey
Ishar Singh
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Rajshri Deshpande
Ismat Chugtai

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Reviews

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badelf
8 | Feb 18, 2022
An amazing piece of cinema that describes the life of a prominent Urdhu writer, but has the distinct undercurrent of the folly of nationalism and race.