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