Nandita Das Manto

Manto is based on Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui onscreen

Actor-filmmaker Nandita Das tweeted today that she had heard about screenings of her film Manto being cancelled in parts of India. Manto, a biopic on Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto, released today.

Manto Movie Review: Nandita Das' film can be described as the Garam Hawa of our times.

Saadat Hasan Manto's daughters arrived in Mumbai to be part of Manto screening

Nandita Das also said that parents should be careful not to reinforce the stereotypes when speaking to their children

Gurdas Maan and Javed Akhtar did not charge money for Nandita Das' upcoming film

In April, Rishi Kapoor dissed his Manto cameo and later posted a damage-control tweet

"This 15th August is special for Manto. Inching closer to the release," Nandita Das tweeted

This year, not one but two women from India had independently helmed films in Cannes - one in Un Certain Regard, the other in Critics' Week

Nandita Das wrote, "On the day of the premiere, I was neither euphoric, nor nervous. Just happy. The fact this film actually got made is a miracle"

Manto Movie Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film is immediately thought-provoking cinematic work that does not deliver sledgehammer blows.

Director Nandita Das attended the screening of Manto at Cannes Film Festival with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and other team members

Manto is based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto whose writings were criticized for being inappropriate (so-called)

Rishi Kapoor said: "Either give me an elaborate role where I am happy or else I won't do"

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Manto has been selected in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

Manto is based on Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui onscreen

Actor-filmmaker Nandita Das tweeted today that she had heard about screenings of her film Manto being cancelled in parts of India. Manto, a biopic on Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto, released today.

Manto Movie Review: Nandita Das' film can be described as the Garam Hawa of our times.

Saadat Hasan Manto's daughters arrived in Mumbai to be part of Manto screening

Nandita Das also said that parents should be careful not to reinforce the stereotypes when speaking to their children

Gurdas Maan and Javed Akhtar did not charge money for Nandita Das' upcoming film

In April, Rishi Kapoor dissed his Manto cameo and later posted a damage-control tweet

"This 15th August is special for Manto. Inching closer to the release," Nandita Das tweeted

This year, not one but two women from India had independently helmed films in Cannes - one in Un Certain Regard, the other in Critics' Week

Nandita Das wrote, "On the day of the premiere, I was neither euphoric, nor nervous. Just happy. The fact this film actually got made is a miracle"

Manto Movie Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film is immediately thought-provoking cinematic work that does not deliver sledgehammer blows.

Director Nandita Das attended the screening of Manto at Cannes Film Festival with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and other team members

Manto is based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto whose writings were criticized for being inappropriate (so-called)

Rishi Kapoor said: "Either give me an elaborate role where I am happy or else I won't do"

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Manto has been selected in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival