London: The 62nd London Film Festival which opens here on Wednesday will show more than 200 films from 77 countries with more than a third of them from women filmmakers, including India’s “Manto” directed by Nandita Das. One of the world’s most prestigious film festivals will open with Oscar-winning director[Read More…]
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Anthology on Manto by friends, foes demystifies the maverick’s life
A new anthology on Saadat Hasan Manto, penned by the maverick’s friends, foes and family, inspects “Manto Saheb” beyond the usual, capturing the psychology of the much discussed figure. “Manto Saheb: Friends and Enemies on the Great Maverick” has been translated by Vibha S. Chauhan and Khalid Alvi (Speaking Tiger/[Read More…]
Movie Review: Nawazuddin’s ‘Manto’ echoes Guru Dutt’s ‘Pyaasa’
Film: “Manto”; Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Duggal, Tahir Raj Bhasin; Director: Nandita Das; Rating: 4.5/5 stars “Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila…” Echoing the disenchantment of a post-Nehruvian generation trapped between Partition and modernisation, Guru Dutt in “Pyaasa” epitomised the poet’s disenchanment with a world he[Read More…]
Working towards releasing ‘Manto’ in Pakistan: Nandita Das
Actress-filmmaker Nandita Das says she is working towards releasing “Manto” in Pakistan soon. Das on Sunday shared the coverage of “Manto” and tweeted: “‘Manto’ coverage from across the border, we are working towards releasing the film in Pakistan soon!” “Manto”, co-produced by HP Studios, Filmstoc and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, traces[Read More…]
Will play ‘Thackeray’ with as much intensity as ‘Manto’: Nawazuddin
Kolkata: Claiming not to be bogged down by criticism, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has said he would play the role of Balasaheb Thackeray with as much intensity and passion as he did while acting as writer Saadat Hasan Manto in another upcoming film. “My job is to act. So whatever character I[Read More…]
Nandita unveils ‘Manto’s’ first look at Cannes
Nandita Das unveiled the first look of her upcoming film Manto starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a biopic of Saadat Hasan Manto, the famous playwright. The versatile actor, Nawazuddin, lends gravity and substance to the look of the character. His look is also very[Read More…]
Watch: Playing Manto, Nawazuddin Siddiqui bats for free speech in Nandita Das’s short
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has transformed to celebrated Pakistani author Saadat Hasan Manto in Nandita Das’s six-minute long short film In Defence of Freedom. The film features the firebrand writer lecturing a group of students and professors on free speech and freedom of expression. As Manto, Nawazuddin extensively argued for his[Read More…]
‘Manto’ first look: Nawazuddin Siddiqui bears striking resemblance with late writer
The versatile actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s grabbed yet another interesting role as he will play a writer in his next film Manto based on the life of the author and playwright Saadat Hasan Manto. The actor shared the first look of the film on Twitter. Notably, the actor bears a striking[Read More…]