Manto Ke Rubaru | Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Nandita Das with RJ Sayema | Jashn-e-Rekhta 4th Edition 2017

In Jashn-e-Rekhta, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui joins filmmaker Nandita Das for Manto ke Rubaru, a conversation around Saadat Hasan Manto and the world he wrote from.

The talk looks at why Manto still feels so present today, how his writing sees through hypocrisy without losing empathy, and what it means to bring that honesty to performance and storytelling. From language and lived reality to craft, courage, and clarity, this is a thoughtful exchange for anyone who reads Manto, performs literature, or simply wants to understand why certain voices never fade.