Manto soon to hit your television screens as a drama
Drama will air every Friday from November 3 on a private channel
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Hold your breath! Those who have been longing for Sarmad Khoosat’s Manto, which is a biopic on the controversial writer, is finally coming to your television screens - that too in a form of a drama that’ll air every Friday from November 3 on a private channel .
The film stormed at the box office and garnered positive reviews from the critics. The story dates back to the 20th century writer Manto who was raised in the glam world of Bombay and Lahore.
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It revolves around the last seven years of the writer’s life during which he penned some of his most controversial stories such as Toba Tek Singh, Oopar Neeche aur Darmiyan, Thanda Gosht and Khol Do.
Starring Sarmad Khoosat as Manto, Sania Saeed as Safia, Saba Qamar as NoorJehan and Arjumand Rahim as a dancer.
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Saadat Hasan Manto was one of the most scandalous short-story writers, columnist as well as a radio script writer.
The film explores the life of Manto after coming back from a psychiatric hospital to his wife Safia and three girls.
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The film stormed at the box office and garnered positive reviews from the critics. The story dates back to the 20th century writer Manto who was raised in the glam world of Bombay and Lahore.
Bollywood remake of 'Manto' to release mid-2018
It revolves around the last seven years of the writer’s life during which he penned some of his most controversial stories such as Toba Tek Singh, Oopar Neeche aur Darmiyan, Thanda Gosht and Khol Do.
Starring Sarmad Khoosat as Manto, Sania Saeed as Safia, Saba Qamar as NoorJehan and Arjumand Rahim as a dancer.
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Saadat Hasan Manto was one of the most scandalous short-story writers, columnist as well as a radio script writer.
The film explores the life of Manto after coming back from a psychiatric hospital to his wife Safia and three girls.
Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.