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manTo acTor nawazuddin Siddiqui: i would

have felT guilTy if i charged for ThiS film

anto, a biopic on Saadat Hassan Manto, has
hit the screens. Recent reports suggested
Mthat Nawazuddin Siddiqui charged only Rs 1

as his remuneration for the film. When the actor was
in town for promotions of Manto, we asked him if the
reports were true.

“When I was briefed about the film and especially
about the character, I felt he thinks a lot like me. I
also think the same way but I do not have courage
like him. I thought if I would charge from Nandita

to put up my thoughts and ideas through Manto,
nothing else will give me higher guilt than this. But
since I am a professional actor, I charged one rupee

which, by the way, she hasn’t paid me yet. I can still
say that she owes me money,” Siddiqui said.

Describing his character in the film, the actor said,
“My character is of a person who took the courage

to bring the truth in front. While doing the role I
faced many problems. Usually, when you work on
a character, you think of methods or crafts you can

apply to become the character or to play the role.
However, the challenge was to be honest. That was
a basic requirement to be Manto.”
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