Manto (2018 film)

Manto
Promotional poster
Directed byNandita Das
Written byNandita Das
Produced by
StarringNawazuddin Siddiqui
Tahir Raj Bhasin
Rasika Dugal
Rajshri Deshpande
CinematographyKartik Vijay
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music bySongs
Sneha Khanwalkar
Raftaar
Background Score
Zakir Hussain
Production
companies
Distributed byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) (Cannes)
  • 21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) (India)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
Box office₹3.71 crore[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] Shyam was Manto's friend, confidant, and inspiration for a number of stories.[4] 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.

The poster of the film was unveiled at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6] 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.[7][8] It was made as a prelude to the feature film.[8] The film has multiple producers such as HP Studios, Filmstoc, and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.[9]

  1. ^ "Manto Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ Sharma, Riya. "Nandita Das and Nawazuddin Siddiqui bring Mantoiyat to JNU". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Look who's playing Nawazuddin Siddiqui's friend in Manto". DNA. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Manto to Shyam — Lahore, Amritsar and Rawalpindi are all where they used to be". Dawn. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "First poster of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Manto unveiled at Cannes". Deccan Chronicle. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nandita Das unveil Manto at Cannes Film Festival". Deccan Chronicle. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Batti Gul Meter Chalo And Manto Opening Day". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Watch: Nawazuddin Siddiqui aces Manto's look and quirks in Nandita Das' short film". Firstpost. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Manto director Nandita Das: My team has 'Mantoiyat' and that's what we want to invoke in the audience". The Indian Express. 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.