

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

Director

Production Manager

Sound Designer

Line Producer

Sound Mixer

Associate Producer

Visual Effects Producer

Foley Artist

Sound Designer

Visual Effects Producer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Line Producer

Production Designer

Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Co-Producer

Associate Producer

Director of Photography

Visual Effects Supervisor

Associate Producer

Still Photographer

Line Producer

Screenplay

Costume Designer

Editor

Playback Singer