Manto (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Nandita Das |
| Written by | Nandita Das |
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| Starring | Nawazuddin Siddiqui Tahir Raj Bhasin Rasika Dugal Rajshri Deshpande |
| Cinematography | Kartik Vijay |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Songs Sneha Khanwalkar Raftaar Background Score Zakir Hussain |
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| Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | India |
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| Box office | ₹3.71 crore |
Manto is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of the prominent 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 Hindi film 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. The film earned seven nominations at 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Film Critics, Best Actor Critics for Siddiqui.
The poster of the film was unveiled at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Das made a short film titled In Defence of Freedom, also starring Nawazuddin in the main role, and was released on YouTube on 23 March 2017. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and released in Indian theatres on 21 September 2018. It was made as a prelude to the feature film. The film has multiple producers such as HP Studios, Filmstoc, and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.