We've been waiting for the biopic Manto which is based on the life of famous Pakistani short-story writer Sadat Hassan Manto ever since we heard of the extremely talented Nandita Das planned to direct it.

Manto stars the brilliant actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the beautiful Rasika Dugal as his female lead.

Here are a few pictures from their first script reading at Nandita's house!