Manto

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 2018


MOVIE IS sensitive unflinching provoking definitive undeniable
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Positive Reviews 20
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 3.5/5
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4.0
Eschewing spectacle, Das nevertheless expresses the human cost of the greatest upheaval in the history of the Indian Subcontinent: She vividly depicts .. Variety
4.0
Das deftly weaves Mantos literature into fabric of this account of four years of his life. The dramatised tales of child prostitution, of violent pimp .. Screen Daily
4.0
The handsome Siddiqui, flashing the cleft chin and defiant gaze of an Indian Marcello Mastroianni, is riveting even when Manto enters a downward spira .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
The Globes guide to TIFF 2018 movies We watched them and rated them, now read all about them. The Globe And Mail
3.0
And last but not the least, one of the finest talents of Hindi cinema, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, stirs your conscience by breathing life into his conflicte ..
3.5
The writers greatest hits feature as much as the creator: Manto steps out for a smoke and one of his characters offers him a light.This is a sweet, ro .. Hindustan Times
4.5
This movie has the potential to inspire you but it is all about the way you look at it. Book My Show
3.5
This paragraph is not an effort to diss Bachchan and Desai I thoroughly enjoy both but to point out that Das and Siddiquis work here comes armed with .. Firstpost
2.0
Otherwise, Dass respectful biopic is elegantly directed and features terrific performances. Now Toronto
4.5
Whats past is prologue and what better vehicle for this sobering thought than Urdu writer Saadat Hassan Manto, whose telegraphic wit, unsparing observ .. Scroll
3.0
Nawazuddin captures all these facets beautifully through his layered portrayal. FilmFare
3.0
Director Nandita Das beautifully stitches five of the famous Urdu authors short stories into the narrative of his lifes definitive five year period. B .. Film Companion
3.0
But the line is too pointed it sounds like a statement.I wondered if more time could have been spent on Mantos life and work, instead of his (undeniab .. Film Companion
4.0
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has stripped himself of all the apprehensions and has dived into Mantos world with unmatched energy, wit and personality. News18
4.5
Siddiqui has proven himself to be one of the most charismatic leading men in India, the kind who speaks softly but carries a big stick and manages to .. Screen Anarchy
3.5
Nandita Das makes her Manto a stirring, sensitive portrait of a tortured genius from an era seemingly long past yet tragically mirroring our troubled .. Firstpost
3.5
Where Das film does excel, however, is in its uncanny manner of capturing perspective and emotions. Cinema Scope
3.1
Manto never elevates its subject to the point of sainthood, but the film feels like were just following him around and waiting for the next life chang .. The Gate
4.0
Manto is a highly watchable, immediately thought provoking cinematic work that does not have to deliver sledgehammer blows quite in the manner of Mant .. Ndtv
3.0
This is a sketchy biopic, which might resonate with those who are already familiar with Mantos life and want to see it enacted on celluloid. Reuters
1.5
Going in, Id expected Manto to provoke and make a statement at every opportunity. What I got instead, was an unflinching portrait of a man who despise .. Arré
3.5
Even when the like minded meet, including Mantos incendiary cohort Chughtai, the conversations Das creates present them not as intellectually challeng .. Asianage
3.5
The film is very beautifully put together and is an experience in itself. Its Majja



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