Main Manto
| Main Manto | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Biographical Drama |
| Written by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Directed by | Sarmad Sultan Khoosat |
| Starring |
Sarmad Khoosat Mahira Khan Saba Qamar Imran Abbas Faisal Qureshi Sania Saeed Nimra Bucha |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Asif Raza Mir Of A & B Entertainment |
| Location(s) | Lahore |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ARY Digital |
Main Manto (Urdu: میں منٹو, English: I Manto) is an upcoming Pakistani biographical drama television serial which will first be released as a film and later as a television series/serial, and is based on the real life of a novelist and short story writer Saadat Hasan Manto.[1][2] It is directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and written by award-winner Shahid Nadeem, it will be aired on ARY Digital.[2] The serial stars Sarmad Khoosat, Mahira Khan, Saba Qamar, Imran Abbas, Faisal Qureshi, Sania Saeed and Nimra Bucha.
Plot
A story of a 20th-century writer "Manto" (Sarmad Khoosat), who grew-up in the showbiz industry of Bombay (now Mumbai) and Lahore.Some famous stories of Manto which were banned when they were written, are also dramatized and will be seen in this drama. [2]
Cast
- Sarmad Khoosat as "Manto"/Saadat Hasan Manto
- Mahira Khan
- Saba Qamar as Noor Jehan
- Faisal Qureshi as a radio presenter
- Imran Abbas as Talochan Singh
- Sania Saeed as Begum Manto
- Hina Khawaja Bayat
- Nimra Bucha
- Savera Nadeem
- Tipu Sharif
- Nadia Afghan
- Afraz Rasool
- Yasra Rizvi
- Irfan Khoosat
- Mohammed Hanif (writer), guest appearance
References
- ↑ "Sarmad Sultan Khoosat is directing a new drama serial Manto". beingpakistani.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "“Mein Manto” – a drama on Saadat Hasan Manto’s life". The Express Tribune. November 28, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.