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Manto was written with Nawaz in mind
Manto follows the most tumultuous years in the life of celebrated writer Saadat Hasan Manto along with the incidents chronicled by him.
The king of biopics
The actor is also playing the lead role in a biopic based on the life of former Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
The winds of change
A dissection of the movement that sought to inspire people through writings advocating equality and attacking social injustice.
Eradicate Section 377, says industry
Filmmaker Onir is grateful to the government for not impeding the petition.
Manto is so relevant today, his work is best way to respond to contemporary times: Nandita Das
Das said she chose Manto as a subject for her film not because of his religion or nationality, but for what the writer stood for.
‘If not me, who is this Sunita, Nawaz mentioned?’
Nawaz had recently called his memoir an inspiration from Saadat Hasan Manto, whose role he will be essaying in the Nandita Das directorial.
Not all about the money, honey
Her acting chops may have the world raving, but Nandita Das promises to use her talent for the right kind of art, no matter the lure of the money.
Nandita Das not worried about Manto backlash
Playwright Saadat Hasan Manto was renowned for his unfiltered and uncensored writing during the post-Independence period.
Nandita expects a lot, says Rasika Dugal
Rasika reveals her experience working with Nandita was enriching, although she is quite the taskmaster.
Nandita’s Manto on Cannes canvas
Manto focuses on four years of the life of iconic Urdu writer who presented brutally honest portraitures in late 1940s.