New Delhi (Web Desk): Indian filmmaker Nandita Das has thanked Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry for taking notice of the Manto's director disappointment over the film not getting released in Pakistan.
Shukriya @fawadchaudhry #FreeSpeech https://t.co/1csLEBQT2o
— Nandita Das (@nanditadas) December 16, 2018
Chaudhry in a tweet said on Saturday that he was trying to pursue importers to bring Manto movie to Pakistan.
I am trying to pursue importers to bring this movie to Pak, I hope someone will definitely take risk of showing A less commercial film to the viewers https://t.co/ZkNyJOyfTi
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 15, 2018
“I am grateful to the activists, writers, artists, and concerned citizens in Pakistan, who have spontaneously come together and signed an open letter to their PM appealing...,” Das said in a tweet.
I am grateful to the activists, writers, artists, and concerned citizens in Pakistan, who have spontaneously come together and signed an open letter to their PM appealing... https://t.co/QUi7SdhdZi
— Nandita Das (@nanditadas) December 16, 2018
Manto was first screened at Cannes Film Festival on 13 May 2018 and got its Paris premier on 24 May 2018. The movie was released in India on 21 September 2018.
