Manto
- 2018
- 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.7K
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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.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 22 nominations
Vedieka Dutt
- Auditioning Girl 1
- (as Vedika Dutt)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaIn 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."
- ConnectionsReferenced in Raftaar & Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Mantoiyat (2018)
- SoundtracksBan Titli
Vocals by Rekha Bhardwaj
Lyrics by Dibakar Banerjee & Sneha Khanwalkar
Music by Sneha Khanwalkar
Featured review
A tale of separation from and artist's point of view
An artist has mind and heart without fear, full of questions, freedom.
Manto, a Hindustani writer, a controversial figure, and an avid drinker to make the situation worse. This story is about the dilemma, the confusion, fear and anger of the separation of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Many books and movies have been made and will be written about the same for years to come.
What makes this one stand out then.
We dwell deep into the mind of a writer, who is trying to acknowledge the new reality (moving to Pakistan) and yet reluctant to accept it. His words, his poetry, his friends,his memories all left behind.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has portrayed the character just the way it was supposed to be.
The actual stories written by manto, are included into the movie, and they give a rather horrific account of the partition, a pain only the victims can understand. All supporting cast have done an equally great job.
It is another gem by Nandita Das.
A must watch if you want to witness what actual Indian cinema has to offer.
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- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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