Rajshri Deshpande to play Ismat Chugtai in Nandita Das's Manto
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Posted by Fenil Seta
MUMBAI MIRROR (March 22, 2017)
Nandita Das’s second directorial, the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Manto, has found its Ismat Chughtai in actress Rajshri Deshpande, who was previously seen in Angry Indian Goddesses.
Along with Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, his literary contemporary and a close friend, was a progressive feminist in the India of pre-Independence. “Ït’s not a character for me but a state of mind. Ismat has been the voice of many women. She was free-thinking and open-minded... Such a badass. That’s what draws me to her,” says Rajshri.
This entry was posted on October 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm, and is filed under
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