Overview
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.
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Saadat Hasan Manto
- Rasika Dugal as Safia
- Tahir Raj Bhasin as Sunder Shyam
- Feryna Wazheir as Nargis
- Javed Akhtar as Abid Ali Abid
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
- Rishi Kapoor as Film Producer
- Inaamulhaq as Hamid
- Ranvir Shorey as Ishar Singh
- Rajshri Deshpande as Ismat Chugtai