Manto, directed by Nandita Das and starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title role of Pakistani author, playwright and writer Saadat Hasan Manto with Rasika Duggal as his wife Safia and Tahir Raj Bhasin playing Manto’s friend, confidant, and inspiration, is based on the 1940s post-Independence period of India, and releases this week.