Mantostaan
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| Directed by | Rahat Kazmi |
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| Produced by | Aaditya Pratap Singh Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Rahat Kazmi Tariq Khan |
| Starring | Raghubir Yadav Sonal Sehgal Virendra Saxena |
| Edited by | Sandeep Singh Bajeli Bhanu Pratap Singh |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mantostaan (transl. Manto's land)[1] is a 2017 Indian film directed by Rahat Kazmi.[2] The film is based on the four short stories of the Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto - "Thanda Gosht", "Khol Do", "Assignment", and "Akhiri Salute".[3]
Cast[]
- Raghubir Yadav as Sirajuddin[4][5][6]
- Virendra Saxena as Milan Sahab[7]
- Sonal Sehgal as Kulwant Kaur
- Shoib Nikash Shah as Eshar Singh
- Aaditya Pratap Singh as Aaditya
- Rahat Kazmi as Rabi Nawaz
- Raina Baasnet as Sugra
- Sakshi Bhatt as Sakina
Synopsis[]
The movie is based on the four stories of the Urdu Writer Saadat Hasan Manto.[8][9] Mantostaan sheds light on the inhumane side of mankind. Set during the Indo-Pakistan partition in 1947, the movie highlights the retributive genocide between the religions, killing as many as 2,000,000 people and displacing over 14 million people.[10]
Production[]
This film has been mostly shot in Poonch (town), Jammu and Mumbai.[11]
Release[]
This film has released in India on 5 May 2017 to positive reviews.[12]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Times of India. "Review of the movie Mantostaan by Times of India". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ TOI. "Mantostaan will be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ Indian Express. "Mantostaan:Raghubir Yadav, Sonal Sehgal star ratings". www.indianexpress.com.
- ^ The Hindu. "Mantostaan review lost in adaptation". www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Sify. "Review of Mantostaan strong portrayal but lacks emotions review Bollywood". www.sify.com.
- ^ Business Standard. "Mantostaan : Manto's stories can't go wrong on screen". www.business-standard.com.
- ^ Hindustan Times. "Mantostaan trailer gory stories of violence and partition". www.hindustantimes.com.
- ^ ND TV Movies. "Mantostaan movie eneven but praiseworthy film captures bits of Manto". www.movies.ndtv.com.
- ^ FirstPost. "Mantostaan movie: The movie, based on Manto's short stories". www.firstpost.com.
- ^ Indian Television. "Mantostaan for a select few". www.indiantelevision.com.
- ^ Amar Ujala. "Film review of Mantostaan". www.amarujala.com.
- ^ Live Hindustan. "Story Manostaan film review". www.livehindustan.com.
External links[]
- Mantostaan at IMDb
Categories:
- 2017 films
- Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Films set in Mumbai
- Films based on short fiction
- Saadat Hasan Manto
- Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir
- Films shot in Mumbai