Manto

Where to watch Manto in India

Manto is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube in India. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 11 June 2026.

About Manto

Manto is a 2018 movie in the Drama and History genres, directed by Nandita Das, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal and Tahir Raj Bhasin. It has a runtime of 1 hour 52 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.4/10 from 49 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Manto in India — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.

Top cast

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Saadat Hasan Manto

Rasika Dugal

Safia

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Sunder Shyam

Feryna Wazheir

Nargis

Javed Akhtar

Abid Ali Abid

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Rishi Kapoor

Film Producer

Inaamulhaq

Hamid

Ranvir Shorey

Ishar Singh

Rajshri Deshpande

Ismat Chugtai

Ila Arun

Jaddanbai

Divya Dutta

Kulwant Kaur

Paresh Rawal

Pimp

Tillotama Shome

Prostitute

Shashank Arora

Shaad Amritsari

B

Bhanu Uday

Ashok Kumar

Sadat Pervez

Krishan Chandar

N

Nazma Ali Shaikh

Sarita

Ashwini Giri

Sarita's mother

Purab Kohli

Kifaayat

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