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.
Saadat Hasan Manto
Safia
Sunder Shyam
Nargis
Abid Ali Abid
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Film Producer
Hamid
Ishar Singh
Ismat Chugtai
Jaddanbai
Kulwant Kaur
Pimp
Prostitute
Shaad Amritsari
Ashok Kumar
Krishan Chandar
Sarita
Sarita's mother
Kifaayat
Shahab
Anwar
Boy on the bar
Director
Cameraman
Princess
Auditioning Girl 1
Auditioning Girl 2
Englishman at counter
English woman at station
Anglo-Indian Passenger
Irani Cafe Owner
Rajindar Singh Bedi
Krishan Chander
Manto's sister - Nasira Iqbal
Hameeda
Shoe Shop Owner
Shoe shop owner's brother
Nighat 2
Ashok Kumar
Suraiyya
K. Asif
Naushad
Shyam's uncle
Shyam's aunt
Street food vendor
Young man
Sakina's father - Sirajuddin
Volunteer 1 - Refugee camp
Volunteer 2 - Refugee camp
Sakina
Nurse - Refugee camp
Doctor - Refugee camp
Nighat 3 (as Khushi Sidhant Hajare)
Zakia Jalal
Hamid Jalal
Moderator
Transgender
Parsi neighbor
Inspector
Naseer Anwar
Arif Abdul Mateen
Man at the tea stall
Arshad Zaidi
Ansaar Shabnam Dil
Bishan Singh
Officer - asylum
Shinha
Director
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Line Producer
Line Producer
Line Producer
Production Manager
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Original Music Composer
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Sound Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Foley Artist
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Editor
Makeup Artist
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Producer
Playback Singer