
In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.
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Saadat Hasan Manto

Safia

Sunder Shyam

Nargis

Abid Ali Abid

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Film Producer

Hamid

Ishar Singh

Ismat Chugtai

Jaddanbai

Kulwant Kaur
Nandita Das
Nandita Das



2/18/2022
An amazing piece of cinema that describes the life of a prominent Urdhu writer, but has the distinct undercurrent of the folly of nationalism and race.
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