Upon release, Manto received praise for its artistic courage but criticism for pacing (some called the second half “meandering”). Furthermore, the film underrepresents Manto’s Hindu and Sikh friends in Bombay after Partition; it briefly mentions his non-migration but does not explore the full complexity of why he chose Pakistan. Additionally, while the film indicts religious nationalism, it occasionally indulges in a romanticization of the alcoholic writer—a trope that risks overshadowing the political argument.
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