Manto trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui talks about freedom in a powerful way only he can

By Vineeta Kumar

on August 15, 2018

There's no freedom without freedom to express. The trailer of Manto, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, talks exactly about this kind of freedom and encourages to say what you want to.

The makers of Manto has released the trailer of the film and it is undeniably impressive. Featuring Nawaz in the titular character, the film shows the journey of one of the most celebrated writers born in British India, Saddat Hasan Manto. The writer was tried for obscenity six times for his work but was never convicted.

Manto's writings extensively talk about women, society, people, politics and the partition of 1947. Director Nandita Das has attempted to sketch this highly discussed life and debated writings of the author through her film.

Apart from his strong performance, Nawaz's hold on to the Urdu diction is commendable. Watch it for yourself in the trailer here:

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Not just Nawazuddin, Manto also features Javed Akhtar, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Bhasin, Rishi Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Rajashri Deshpande, Ila Arun, Divya Dutta, Paresh Rawal and Tillotama Shome among many other performance-oriented actors as part of the supporting cast.

The film has already been widely appreciated at various film festivals. It was officially selected to be screened at Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, and Melbourne International Film Festival this year.