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Manto

7.4/10
TMDB54 votes
Original: 112 min

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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About Manto

Manto (2018) is a film in the drama, history genres. Directed by . The cast includes Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Feryna Wazheir.

Released
Original language
Runtime
112 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
India
Production companies
Viacom18 Studios, HP Studios, Nandita Das Initiatives, Filmstoc (IN), Magic If Films, Reverie Entertainment, En Compagnie des Lamas, Radiant Films International, CNC
Directors
Writers
Nandita Das

Manto cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.4/10 from 54 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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.

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What is Manto about?

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.

Who stars in Manto?

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Feryna Wazheir, Javed Akhtar, Chandan Roy Sanyal. See the cast cards above for character names.

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