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Manto

  • 20182018
  • 1h 52m
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7.3/10
4.4K
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto (2018)
The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.
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The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.
IMDb RATING
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4.4K
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    • Nandita Das
    • Nandita Das
  • Stars
    • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Rasika Dugal
    • Tahir Raj Bhasin
    • Nandita Das
    • Nandita Das
  • Stars
    • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Rasika Dugal
    • Tahir Raj Bhasin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Videos3

    Manto (2018) trailer
    Trailer 2:23
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    'Manto' Director Nandita Das Recalls Cannes Story About Salma Hayek
    Interview 1:09
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    Nandita Das, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and the Importance of 'Manto'
    Interview 1:56
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    Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rasika Dugal in Manto (2018)
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto (2018)
    Divya Dutta and Ranvir Shorey in Manto (2018)
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rasika Dugal in Manto (2018)
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    Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto (2018)
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    Ila Arun, Sadat Shamsi, and Tahir Raj Bhasin in Manto (2018)
    Sadat Shamsi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Atul Kumar, and Rajshri Deshpande in Manto (2018)
    Nandita Das and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto (2018)
    Nandita Das and Nawazuddin Siddiqui at an event for Manto (2018)

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    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Saadat Hasan Manto
    Rasika Dugal
    Rasika Dugal
    • Safia
    Tahir Raj Bhasin
    Tahir Raj Bhasin
    • Shyam
    Nazma Ali Shaikh
    • Sarita
    Ashwini Giri
    Ashwini Giri
    • Sarita's mother
    Neeraj Sood
    • Kishori
    Purab Kohli
    Purab Kohli
    • Kifaayat
    Swanand Kirkire
    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
    Rishi Kapoor
    • Producer
    Vedieka Dutt
    Vedieka Dutt
    • Auditioning Girl 1
    • (as Vedika Dutt)
    Mruga Umrania
    • Auditioning Girl 2
    Jean-Pierre Le Calvez
    • Englishman at counter
      • Nandita Das
      • Nandita Das
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    • Trivia
      In November 2015, it was reported that Nandita Das had approached actor Irrfan Khan to play the leading role in her film Manto. Nandita said that, "Irrfan fits the role to the T as he speaks fluent Urdu, looks a lot like Manto and, above all, is a wonderful actor. He has read a lot of Manto himself and is influenced by him."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Raftaar & Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Mantoiyat (2018)
    • Soundtracks
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      Vocals by Rekha Bhardwaj

      Lyrics by Dibakar Banerjee & Sneha Khanwalkar

      Music by Sneha Khanwalkar

    User reviews55

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    Can't rate something PRICELESS
    Struggle for the freedom of expression during the turbulent times of partition!! The sliver of those times well presented with some fantastic and powerful story telling from the bold and repulsive pen of Munto!!

    *Not* for entertainment seekers. It's for those who can sink inside the every character's mind and try to explore the circumstantial sense of every scene.

    Nandita Das has written and directed this by literally living in those characters and times.

    I am afraid that the time pass movie goers may complain of boredom and classify this movie a documentary. Nevertheless they may still look at others watching the movie to check if they are alone thinking that they way.

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui is promisingly the best actor ...sorry the writer. I had to change from actor to a writer because I am still not able to get the Munto out of him.

    Art work and sound recording is brilliant!! For some reason I felt the cigarette lighting with a match stick sounded so perfect I felt that it's been some decades since I heard that sound. Same with the sound of the type writer and the ruffle of the paper.

    If you are movie lover who loves to analyse every scene go to the movie. If you land up into this movie because other movies are sold out, you won't be sold on entertainment!! Jingoistic expectations will be laid to rest right from scene 1.

    I can rate this movie because it will berate someone who will call Priceless!!
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    • rajesh-puvvada
    • Sep 22, 2018

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2018 (India)
      • India
      • ArtsGuild (Canada)
      • Hindi
      • Urdu
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    • Production companies
      • En Compagnie Des Lamas
      • Filmstoc
      • HP Studios
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
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