Manto

The controversial and troubled Indo-Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto finds his artistic choices challenged by censors.

Cast

Sarmad Sultan Khoosat

as Saadat Hasan "Manto"

Sania Saeed

as Safiya / Beghum Manto

Saba Qamar

as Noor Jehan

Adnan Jaffar

as Qudrat Ullah Shahab

Shamoon Abbasi

as Eishar Singh

Nadia Afgan

as Saugandhi

Hina Khawaja Bayat

as Baighum sahiba

Faysal Qureshi

as Radio Actor

Danyal Adam Khan

as Hamid Jalal

Tipu Sharif

as Shaukat Hussain Rizvi

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