Manto film (2018-Movie) : Bollywood Hindi Film

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Manto film is a 2018 Bollywood biopic drama film & writer/directer is Nandita Das. This film starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the Main character of Indo-Pakistani, Urdu author, writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Tahir Raj Bhasin plays the 40’s Bollywood Superstar Shyam Chadda. Shyam was Manto’s friend, confidant and inspiration for a number of stories. Rasika Dugal plays the role of Manto's wife Safia. Manto is based on the 1940s post-Independence period of India. 

The poster of the film was unveiled at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.Nandita Das made a short film titled In Defence of Freedom, also starring Nawazuddin in the main role, and was released on YouTube on 23 March 2017. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and is set to release in Indian theaters in 21 September 2018. It was made as a prelude to the feature film. The film has multiple producers such as HP Studios, Filmstoc and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.

• Directer   :   Nandita Das
• Producer :   Vikrant Batra,Ajit Andhare,Namrata Goyal,Nandita Das
• Writer    :   Nandita Das
• Starring  :   Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Tahir Raj Bhasin,Rasika Dugal,Rajshri Deshpande,Rishi Kapoor,Paresh Rawal,Javed Akhtar
• Music     :   Songs : Sneha Khanwalkar
• Background Score : Zakir Hussain
• Cinematography   :  Kartik Vijay
• Editor    :    Sreekar Prasad
• Production Design : Rita Ghosh, Rupali Gatti- (Production Designer: VFX)
• Costume Design : Sheetal Sharma, Sheetal Iqbal Sharma
• Makeup Artist : Shrikant Desai
• Assistant Director : Riya Agarwal, Megha Bisaria, Jashvender Chauhan, Jalasaya Federoff, Shraddha Khanna
• Lyricist : Simaadb Akbarabadi, Dibakar Banerjee, Faiz Ahmed Faiz,Meeraji,Saadat Hassan Manto,Raftaar
• Production company : HP Studios,Filmstoc,Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,Nandita Das Initiatives
• Genres : Biography, Drama
• Release date  :  21 September 2018 (Cannes),21 September 2018 (India)
• Running time : 112 minute
• Country :  India
• Language :  Hindi/Urdu

Manto Hindi Movie Trailer :

Star Cast :

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a Saadat Hasan Manto
• Rasika Dugal as a Safia
• Tahir Raj Bhasin as a Shyam
• Feryna Wazheir as a Nargis
• Javed Akhtar as a Abid Ali Abid
• Chandan Roy Sanyal as Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
• Vinod Nagpal as a Bishan Singh
• Rishi Kapoor as a Film Producer
• Inaamulhaq as a Hamid
• Ranvir Shorey as a Ishar Singh
• Rajshri Deshpande as a Ismat Chugtai
• Ila Arun as a Jaddanbai
• Divya Dutta as a Kulwant Kaur
• Paresh Rawal as a Pimp
• Tillotama Shome as a Prostitute
• Shashank Arora as a Shaad Amritsari
• Gurdas Maan as a Sirajuddin
• Danish Husain as a Asad Zaidi
• Bhanu Uday as a Ashok Kumar
• Madhurjeet Sarghi as a Nasira Iqbal

Pre-post Production :

Background:

Saadat Hasan Manto's (1912-1955) short stories set during the devastating partition of the Indian subcontinent were his defining works. These irreverent, unflinching but deeply humane stories, earned him the wrath of the British Indian government and later of Pakistan. The stories were deemed obscene by the courts and he spent his last years fighting legal battles to defend his right to write. Today, his work is seen by both scholars and the reading public as one of the most authentic and independent accounts of the human tragedy of those years.

Casting:

In November 2015, it was reported that Nandita Das had approached actor Irrfan Khan to play the leading role in her film Manto. Nandita said that, "Irrfan fits the role, as he speaks fluent Urdu, looks a lot like Manto and, above all, is a wonderful actor. He has read a lot of Manto himself and is influenced by him."

In May 2016, during the 69th Cannes Film Festival Nandita announced that Nawazuddin Siddiqui had been finalized for the central role of Manto in her next film. Nandita stated that, "I have had Nawazuddin in mind from the very outset, but in India, economics always interferes with art and there was pressure on me to cast a more mainstream star."

Film shooting :

The film was shot on various locations across Mumbai. The shooting continued for 41 days before reaching its endpoint in July 2017.

Manto film songs / music :

The film music composer are Sneha Khanwalkar and Raftaar while the lyricist are Dibakar Banerjee, Simaab Akbarabadi, Meeraji, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Raftaar and Saadat Hasan Manto. 

The first song of the film titled as "Nagri Nagri" sung by Shankar Mahadevan was released 31 August 2018. The album released by Zee Music Company on 9 September 2018.

Nandita Das had asked Khanwalkar not to use any electronic music. Moreover, the composer was asked to compose songs from poems of 1940s and 50s. Three poems were chosen for this. The song "Ban Titli" was made by the composer for a Dibakar Banerjee-project which was cancelled.

Vipin Nair of The Hindu gave the music album 4/5, calling it a "whopper" music and wishing it was longer.

• "Ban Titli (Gratis)"................Rekha Bhardwaj
• "Ab Kya Bataun"...................Shubha Joshi
• "Nagri Nagri".......................Shankar Mahadevan
• "Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain"............Rashid Khan, Vidhya Shah
• "Mantoiyat".........................Raftaar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

"Ab Kya Bataun" full song :

• Singer : Shubha Joshi
• Lyrics : Simaab Akbarabadi
• Music Director : Sneha Khanwalkar
• Produced By Jeremy Fonseca, Zubin Balaporia
• Harmonium: Bhavdeep Jaipurwale
• Trumpet: Joseph Vessoaker
• Recorded By Nigel Rajaratnam
• Backing Vocals: Daniel B.George
• Music on : Zee Music Company

"Nagri Nagri" full video song :

• Singer : Shankar Mahadevan
• Lyrics : Meeraji
• Music Composer : Sneha Khanwalkar
• Produced By Anjo John
• Rhythm And Percussion: Anand Bhagat
• Violins: Kamal Kamble
• Recorded By Abhishek Gautam, Mumbai
• Recorded By Pawan Bhatia At Aalaap Studios, Indore
• Mixed by Pritesh Panchal at Barbet Studio, Mumbai
• Music on : Zee Music Company

"Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain" full Video song :

• Singers : Rashid Khan & Vidya Shah
• Music Director : Sneha Khanwalkar
• Lyricist : Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Produced By Anjo John & Zubin Balaporia
• Viola/Violin/Cello: Anubrato Ghatak
• Clarinet: Raj Sodha
• Harmonium: Zoheb Khan
• Tabla: Satyajit Talwalkar
• Percussion & Mouth Percussion: Taufiq Qureshi
• Bass: Randolph Correia
• Music on : Zee Music Company

Awards and Nomination of the film :

• Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2018)......Best Actor.......Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Winner
• FIAPF Award (2018).........Nandita Das.......Winner
• Cannes Film Festival (2018)......Un Certain Regard Award.....Nandita Das.....Nominated
• Toronto International Film Festival(2018)..........People's Choice Award.....Nandita Das.....Nominated
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• Filmfare Awards (2019) :
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• Best Film (Critics).... Manto.........Nominated
• Best Screenplay........Nandita Das.......Nominated
• Best Dialogue.......Nandita Das.......Nominated
• Best Actor (Critics).......Nawazuddin Siddiqui.....Nominated
• Best Cinematography.......Kartik Vijay.....Nominated
• Best Production Design..........Rita Ghosh...Nominated
• Best Costume Design........Sheetal Sharma......Winner

Review of the film :

The film reviews are mostly positive from critics. Critical acclaim Bollywood films.

Critics reviews :

• Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave 4 star from 5 star and writes that "Nawazuddin Siddiqui Is Phenomenally Good As The Anguished Writer,Nandita Das' film can be described as the Garam Hawa of our times."
• Renuka Vyavahare from Times of India rated the film 3 star out of 5 star and stated that "Watch the film for the director's flawless interweaving of Manto's poignant writing into her script and watch it for the words — spoken and unspoken.Nandita Das tries to get into the mind of Manto to understand him as a person and she succeeds to a certain degree."
• Raja Sen from Hindustantimes rated 3.5 star out of 5 star and appreciate the makers by stating that "Nawaduddin Siddiqui and Rasika Dugal deliver internalised performances in director Nandita Das’ biopic.Rasika Dugal shines so brightly as Manto’s wife that she threatens to hijack the production.Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s own standards, he is improbably brilliant in this deeply internalised role, his wariness like a protective cloak.Rajshri Deshpande is superb as Chugtai, and several fine actors show up as characters in Manto’s life or stories, including Ranvir Shorey, Divya Dutta and — in the film’s most haunting moment — the great Vinod Nagpal.Das directs with affection but can’t seem to enforce consistency."
• Anna MM Vetticad from the firstpost gave 3.5 star out of 5 star and writes that "Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the best he has ever been in Nandita Das' stirring portrait of a genius."
• Suhani Singh from India Today also rated the 3.5 star out of 5 star and noted that "Nandita Das film is a brilliant portrait of a self-destructive creator, Nawazuddin Siddiqui looks the part and for the most part, feels it too. But the real joy of Nandita Das's film is to see its supporting characters make brief appearances."

Online review :

Youtube Critics Pratik Borde Reviewing the film online.

Public Reviews : First Day First Show :

Box office records :

Manto film day wise collection

• No of Screen :  700.
• Day 1 -Friday.....0.40 Cr
• Day 2 - Saturday.....0.60 Cr
• Day 3 - Sunday.......0.80 Cr
• Day 4 - Monday.......0.20 Cr
• Day 5 - Tuesday......0.20 Cr
• Day 6 - Wednesday......0.15 Cr
• Day 7 - Thursday.........0.15 Cr
• Week 1 Collection........2.50 Cr
• Week 2 Collection.......0.20 Cr
• Week 3 Collection........0.02 Cr
• India Net Collection........2.72 Cr

• India Gross Collection.....3.50 Cr
• Overseas Collection.........0.20 Cr
• Worldwide Collection......3.70 Cr
• Manto film Budget : ........10 Cr
• Manto film Verdict : Disaster

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