In Defence Of Freedom
2017 · 6 min · Drama
This short film is literally a conglomeration of all the beautiful dialogues that were said by Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the feature film Manto(2018) by Nandita Das.
Directed by Nandita Das · Written by Nandita Das
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui Sadat Hasan Manto -
Shashank Arora
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