

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.
Director: Nandita Das

Saadat Hasan Manto

Safia

Sunder Shyam

Nargis

Abid Ali Abid

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Film Producer

Hamid

Ishar Singh

Ismat Chugtai