Saadat Hassan Manto

Saadat Hassan Manto

Actor · Writer

Samrala, Punjab, British India
May 11, 1912

Biography

Saadat Hasan Manto was a writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana active in British India and later, after the Partition of India, in Pakistan.

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Representative Works

Badnam
Badnam
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/ Urdu
Farmer’s Daughter
Farmer’s Daughter
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Naukar
Naukar
10.0
/ Hindi
Mantostaan
Mantostaan
6.0
/ Hindi
Jhumke
Jhumke
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Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
6.6
/ Urdu
Ek Gunah Aur Sahi
Ek Gunah Aur Sahi
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Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh
7.0
/ Hindi
Shikari
Shikari
10.0
/ Hindi
The Confined
The Confined
7.2
/ Bengali
Kali Salwar
Kali Salwar
6.8
/ Hindi
Eight Days
Eight Days
9.0
/ Hindi

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Badnam
1966Nominee

Best Writing

Badnam

Farmer’s Daughter
1937Nominee

Best Writing

Farmer’s Daughter

Naukar
1943Winner

Best Writing

Naukar

Career Highlights

Mantostaan
2017Highlight

Best Writing

Mantostaan

Jhumke
1946Highlight

Best Writing

Jhumke

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