Bollywood gives a thumbs-up to Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'Manto'

As Nandita Das’s highly-anticipated film 'Manto' releases this week, there were special screenings arranged for B-town folks, who later couldn’t stop praising the narrative and performances by the actors, especially Nawazuddin Siddiqui who portrays the titular role of

Saadat Hasan Manto

. Here's what they had to say:

Imtiaz Ali: Nawazuddin is always good. I think he has got a lot of perception and sensitivity into the character of Manto.

Rahul Bose: Nawazuddin is the soul of the film.

Shruti Seth: He looks exactly and portrays the character with so much sincerity.

Sobhita Dhulipala: To watch Manto is very overwhelming.

Mita Vashisht: Manto is not an easy role but Nawazuddin owns it and lived up to the expectations.

Manto is produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, HP Studios, FilmStoc, Nandita Das Initiatives and co-produced by Magic If Films & En Compagnie des Lamas. It is scheduled to releases on 21 September 2018.