Directed by Seema Pahwa, the subsequent episodes will also feature stories of Harishankar Parsai and Munshi Premchand and will star actors like Vinay Pathak, Vivaan Shah, Vineet Kumar, and Gopal Datt.

‘Koi Baat Chale’ will be released on the 19th and 27th of November on different platforms.

Details:

Date: 19th November, 2022
Time: 6pm
Where: Tata Play Theatre and Tata Play Mobile App

Date: 27 November, 2022
Time: 8pm
Where: Dish TV & D2H Rangmanch and Airtel Theatre.

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After the release of her feature film Manto, Nandita Das set out on a journey of creating a book as an extension of her relationship with Saadat Hasan Manto, his enduring ideals in today’s world and her journey with the film. The book captures the film’s conceptualisation, its journey and the bond Das formed with Manto’s family.The book also features notes on casting, music, production design, the many little decisions and happenstances that go into making a film and what it eventually becomes.

Discussing her latest book, Nandita Das said, “I somehow don’t seem to be tired of talking about Manto. For me Manto is not just a man or a writer, but an idea that he represents – ‘Mantoiyat’. He possessed this amazing will to just be truthful, courageous and free spirited and I think, for me, that resonated so deeply that it was one of the first reasons I decided to make a film on Manto. I started reading Manto not as a film maker but just as somebody who was interested in that time and the man. I was fascinated by how he had stuck his neck out and how he was so compelled to tell the truth at the cost of his family and the cost of his own wellbeing. I was itching to respond to what was happening around me, but to find that right story that would not polarise the conversation further was a challenge. But I think telling Manto’s story provided me with an opportunity of talking about something which happened 70 years ago and yet we would be able to see that we haven’t learned anything from history.”

Published by Aleph Book Company, the coffee-table book tells two intertwined stories of exploration and refuge, of the times that were, to the times we are living in. Discussing the excitements, the challenges, and all that it took the author to make the film, she shares her emotional, political, and spiritual experiences of the six years spent with Manto.

For Das, Manto & I is not just a celebration of the man or the writer, but a celebration of the idea of ‘Mantoiyat’ — the will to be free-spirited, honest and courageous.

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