Manto

MANTO is intense & dark just as his life and his stories were. It is a set of nicely arranged stories that he wrote running simultaneously with the incidents occurred to him in his life. The most important thing about this biopic is that it has all the spice for those who know ‪#‎MANTO‬ already and for those who have read him using the wide spectrum of intellect and it has NOTHING for those who don't have anything to do with reading or watching hard hitting written materials and the people who pen down such pieces. So no problem if you are the one who is looking for a power packed fun package, go for something else. There are many other movies being shown and they are looking fine too. Lastly, just one thing to say, hats off to ‪#‎Sarmad‬ & team for such a brilliant piece of work.

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Manto deserves standing ovation. As its a rise of our industry from ashes, such an epic biopic has made its own spot in the genre of drama when it is the age of commercial movies.

Manto is Bold. It has drama, love, empathy and tragedy wrapped in a harsh dark realities of our society plus the artists, poets & writers & their financial, personal & professional issues when the work a little off stream in the subcontinent. Hats off to Sarmad. Sarmad Khosat reveals awesome acting abilities in portraying Manto. He did justice to some complicated character of a writer, alcoholic, smoker & a liver patient that could be a haunting job for some other performers. No one can spot that it was his debut on big screen. He made Manto's misery believable.

Other then Sarmad, the roles like Saba Qamar, Nadia Afghan, Sawaira Nadeem & Mahira khan showed a true potential that u can show even when the role is short. The role of Sania Saeed as Manto's wife was the cherry on top.

U may not get masala ingredients and Item numbers to make it a blockbuster but Movies like MANTO restores your faith in Pakistani Cinema.

Yeah, we are rising.

A must must watch.

One world Manto Zindabad.. The Story Is so beautifully Craft You Get To Understand Manto Mind Why He Is Writing That Truthfull Stuff While Almost Everyone Opossing it.

I must applaud the producers for investing in a project like MANTO, for giving Sarmad Sultan Khoosat the time he needed to finalize this masterpiece.

Manto is intense, gripping, sincere, soul-stirring, deep and unforgettable. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and Shahid Nadeem have pleaded Manto's case with the utmost clarity and honesty. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat wanted this film to 'disturb' the audience and I must say that those people who were not expecting this film to be this intense were truly disturbed by the experience. I, on the other hand did not expect a film based on Manto's life and work to be like any other commercial film therefore I was impressed to watch a very well put together introduction to Manto's writings, why he was not like many other people and writers of his time, an insightful glimpse into his family life and also a deeper understanding of the main motivation behind Manto's writings. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat has definitely made me understand Manto and after watching the film I am convinced that Manto was just as flawed and as much of a human as anyone else but he was not a hypocrite.

All of Manto's stories which have been narrated in the film have been translated on screen in an impeccable manner. Every single narrative is touching and different from the other. Most of them focus on men and women's relationships with each other and how society perceives women. There is a good reason why it took Sarmad Khoosat two years to edit this film – Manto covers every aspect of Manto's life.

Overall Manto is pure genius; it deserves to be watched over and over again. All the songs in the film have been beautifully sung and composed and have some relevance or the other to the happenings in the film. All these songs are a tribute to some of the most admired poets in Urdu literature. This film was definitely worth the wait!

Manto is first in many ways : life sketch, characterization ,soul-ful depiction of an era ,editing,background score ,& Manto's ethos blended with the pangs of partition,migration & social dis-array have been exhibited in a manner which was hitherto unknown to our cinema. Sarmad deserves a continuous applause for his strength & delicacy at the same time .he brings out the pathos so efficiently that the audience do not realise their minds turning into souls & realising that they have been served with a master-piece . The scene in which Manto's wife lights up a cigeratte for him actually leads to a performance by Sarmad which can be compared with any great performance on the screen.Such a great work has yet not been delivered by the Indian cinema which is rich in experiment & resources. Sarmad & his team have treated us with an artistic vision & presentation.HATS OFF TO THE TEAM OF MANTO !