Nawazuddin Siddiqui tweeted to Rishi Kapoor praising his "amazing energy" and calling it "a pleasure sharing the screen" with the actor in Manto
From the golf club to Manto's pen (Nawazuddin will be playing the titular role in Nandita Das' Indo-French co-production Manto), the actor said that's a challenge he is looking forward to since he will only be able to express Manto through what he has read of him
A total of 35 feature films, 17 documentary feature films, 58 short films, 17 documentary short films and 15 short animation films will be screened. The films, to be screened in competitive and other sections, have been selected from the entries of 2176 films received from 100 countries
Nandita Das hosted a special screening of Manto on Monday
