‘Manto’ is an upcoming film by actor-filmmaker Nandita Das, but there are celebrities such as Rishi Kapoor, Gurdas Maan and Javed Akhtar who are not charging a single penny for the film, Nandita says ‘there is more to life than money’.
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is playing late Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto in the film and he offered to do it just for ‘Re 1, largely for Manto and little bit’ for Nandita. “This is the character that an actor would give an arm and leg for. But to not charge even a nominal fee is very gracious of Nawaz,” Nandita said in a statement to IANS.
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“Rishi Kapoor and Gurdas Maan said yes in our first meeting. I also reached out to many whom I knew well and have used up all my goodwill to get a stellar cast that truly does justice to the characters in the film,” she added. “While many have done cameo roles, they all bring their talent and credibility to the characters.”
“Politically, we may have differing views, but there is a mutual respect as an artiste and I am truly grateful he did the role to perfection,” she said.
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Talking about veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, she said: “I have known Javed Saab even before I did Fire. And I have always felt that he would be perfect in front of the camera. “I thought it would be quite interesting to have a progressive writer of today defending Manto. You will see him in a new avatar. So not like Javed saab.”
Manto will hit the silver screens on 21 September 2018.