Manto (TV series)

Manto
Written by	Shahid Nadeem
Directed by	Sarmad Khoosat
Starring	Sarmad Khoosat Sania Saeed Saba Qamar Arjumand Rahim Nimra Bucha
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producers	Asif Raza Mir Babar Javed
Cinematography	Khizer Idrees
Production company	A&B Entertainment
Original release
Network	Har Pal Geo
Release	3 November 2017 (2017-11-03) – 16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)

Manto is a 2017 Pakistani television biographical drama series, directed by Sarmad Khoosat who also played the title role in the series, produced by Babar Javed and Asif Raza Mir under banner A&B Entertainment. The other cast includes Sania Saeed, Saba Qamar, Arjumand Rahim and Nimra Bucha in prominent roles.^[1][2][3]

Cast

• Sarmad Khoosat as Saadat Hassan Manto
• Sania Saeed as Safia Manto
• Saba Qamar as Noor Jehan
• Arjumand Rahim as Bulwant Kaur
• Asad Siddiqui as Masood
• Akbar Subhani as Muhammad Hussain
• Mizna Waqas as Minal
• Qaiser Naqvi as Safia's mother
• Yasra Rizvi as Balwant Kaur
• Mahira Khan as Madari
• Sarmed Mirza as Shaukat Thanvi
• Azfar Rehman as Passenger

Production

In 2012, it was reported that Sarmad Khoosat is directing a TV series based on the life and literary work of Saadat Hassan Manto. It had a total of 20 episodes and was also made as the film. Both the film and the television series were directed by Khoosat, who also played the title character.^[4] Playwright Shahid Nadeem served as a screenwriter and Babar Javed produced the serial and film under A & B Entertainment at Geo Films. The series was scheduled to release in 2012, but was put on hold for the film production.^[5] In 2016, it was revealed that Khoosat's film will be aired on television with the same cast.^[6] The series originally aired on Geo Entertainment from 3 November 2017.^[7]

Reception

One review on Images described it as a thoughtful look at Manto and complimented several performances.^[8]

References

1. "Manto soon to hit your television screens as a drama". The Express Tribune. 26 October 2017.
2. Staff, Images (26 October 2017). "Sarmad Khoosat's Manto is coming to television screens as a drama". Images.
3. "Sarmad Khoosat's Manto to air as a drama on Geo TV". The News International. 30 October 2017.
4. "Sarmad Sultan Khoosat is directing a new drama serial Manto". Being Pakistani. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
5. ""Mein Manto" – a drama on Saadat Hasan Manto's life". The Express Tribune. 28 November 2012.
6. "Here's the ultimate list of Pakistani dramas you must watch in 2016". Express Tribune. 11 April 2016.
7. "New TV plays to look forward to". The News. 6 November 2017.
8. Siddique, Sadaf (8 February 2018). "TV drama Manto shows an artist besieged by opposition on all sides". Dawn/Images. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

External links

• Manto at IMDb