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Manto is a 2018 Indian biographical drama film about the famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto, written and directed by Nandita Das. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title character of Indo-Pakistani, author and writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Tahir Raj Bhasin plays the 1940s Bollywood superstar Shyam Chadda. Shyam was Manto's friend, confidant, and inspiration for a number of stories. Rasika Dugal plays the role of Manto's wife, Safia. Manto is based on the 1940s post-Independence period of India. Manto earned seven Nominations at 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Film Critics,Best Actor Critics for Siddiqui.
Original Release
05/24/2018
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Saadat Hasan Manto |
Rasika Dugal | Safia |
Tahir Raj Bhasin | Sunder Shyam / Shyam |
Nazma Ali Shaikh | Sarita |
Ashwini Giri | Sarita's mother |
Neeraj Sood | Kishori |
Purab Kohli | Kifaayat |
Swanand Kirkire | Shahab |
Chittaranjan Tripathy | Anwar |
Vihaan Das Maskara | Boy on the bar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Saadat Hasan Manto |
Rasika Dugal | Safia |
Tahir Raj Bhasin | Sunder Shyam / Shyam |
Nazma Ali Shaikh | Sarita |
Ashwini Giri | Sarita's mother |
Neeraj Sood | Kishori |
Purab Kohli | Kifaayat |
Swanand Kirkire | Shahab |
Chittaranjan Tripathy | Anwar |
Vihaan Das Maskara | Boy on the bar |
Nishith Dadhich | Director |
Sunil Kamath | Cameraman |
Priyanka Misal | Princess |
Suhas Joshi | Swami ji |
Rishi Kapoor | Film Producer / Producer |
Vedieka Dutt | Auditioning Girl 1 |
Mruga Umrania | Auditioning Girl 2 |
Jean-Pierre Le Calvez | Englishman at counter |
Lacey Haines | English woman at station |
Zorawar Shukla | Anglo-Indian Passenger |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Faraz Ahsan | Executive Producer |
Sanjeevkumar Nair | Executive Producer |
Sachin Agarwal | Producer |
Sandrine Brauer | Producer |
Prassanth Kumar Chandran | Producer |
Nishith Dadhich | Producer |
Nirang Desai | Producer |
Sameer Dixit | Producer |
Abhinav Mehrotra | Producer |
Jatish Varma | Producer |
Gayatri Gulati | Producer |