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{{short description|Indian film of the Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mantostaan
| image = Mantostaan - Poster.jpg
| alt =
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| director = [[Rahhat Shah Kazmi]]
| producer = Aaditya Pratap Singh Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Rahat Kazmi Tariq Khan
| writer =
| screenplay =
| based_on = {{Plainlist|
* [[Thanda Gosht]]
* Khol Do
* Assignment
* Akhiri Salute
}}
by [[Saadat Hasan Manto]]
| starring = [[Raghubir Yadav]] [[Sonal Sehgal]] [[Virendra Saxena]]
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing = Sandeep Singh Bajeli Bhanu Pratap Singh
| studio =
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| released = {{film date|df=y|2017|5|5}}
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Mantostaan''''' ({{translation|Manto's land}})<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Mantostaan Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mantostaan/movie-review/58510236.cms |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=Times of India}}</ref> is a 2017 [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] directed by [[Rahhat Shah Kazmi]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Lohana |first=Avinash |date=28 January 2017 |title=Mantostaan will be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mantostaan-will-be-screened-at-the-Cannes-International-Film-Festival/articleshow/51789070.cms |work=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> The film is based on the four short stories of the [[Urdu]] writer [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] - "[[Thanda Gosht]]", "Khol Do", "Assignment", and "Akhiri Salute".<ref name=":1">{{cite web |author=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=5 May 2017 |title=Mantostaan movie review: A searing tale lost in translation |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mantostaan-raghuvir-yadav-sonal-sehgal-star-rating-4641512/ |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=www.indianexpress.com}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Raghubir Yadav]] as Sirajuddin<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |date=2017-05-05 |title=‘Mantostaan’ review: Lost in adaptation |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mantostaan-review-lost-in-adaptation/article18389327.ece |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |author=Sify |date=4 May 2017 |title=Mantostaan review: Strong portrayal but lacks emotions |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mantostaan-review-strong-portrayal-but-lacks-emotions-review-bollywood-rfem8cjafjecf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504154449/http://www.sify.com/movies/mantostaan-review-strong-portrayal-but-lacks-emotions-review-bollywood-rfem8cjafjecf.html |archive-date=4 May 2017 |work=www.sify.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Mantostaan : Manto's stories can't go wrong on screen |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mantostaan-manto-s-stories-can-t-go-wrong-on-screen-review-117050400561_1.html |work=www.business-standard.com}}</ref>
* [[Virendra Saxena]] as Milan Sahab<ref name=":4">{{cite web |author= |date=15 April 2017 |title=Mantostaan trailer gory stories of violence and partition |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mantostaan-trailer-gory-stories-of-violence-and-partition/story-zpDEc6eC0FE4x1bpRrAoXL.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
* [[Sonal Sehgal]] as Kulwant Kaur
* Shoib Nikash Shah as Eshar Singh
* Aaditya Pratap Singh as Aaditya
* Rahat Kazmi as Rabi Nawaz
* Raina Baasnet as Sugra
* Sakshi Bhatt as Sakina

==Synopsis==
The movie is based on the four stories of the [[Urdu]] Writer [[Saadat Hasan Manto]].<ref>{{cite web |author=ND TV Movies |title=Mantostaan movie eneven but praiseworthy film captures bits of Manto |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/mantostaan-movie-review-uneven-but-praiseworthy-film-captures-bits-of-mantos-3067 |url-status=dead |work=www.movies.ndtv.com}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |author=Vetticad |first=Anna MM |date=7 May 2017 |title=Mantostaan movie review: Manto’s enduring relevance is lost in a poor production |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mantostaan-movie-review-mantos-enduring-relevance-is-lost-in-a-poor-production-3428590.html |work=www.firstpost.com}}</ref> Set during the [[Indo-Pakistan]] [[Partition of India|partition in 1947]], the movie highlights the retributive genocide between the religions, killing as many as {{formatnum:2000000}} people and displacing over 14 million people.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mirani |first=Vinod |date=5 May 2017 |title=Mantostaan for a select few |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/movies/hindi/mantostaanfor-a-select-few-170505 |work=www.indiantelevision.com}}</ref>

Khol Do focuses on Saina and her father, Sirajuddin, who are separated during a riot.

Thanda Gosht revolves around the relationship between Ishar Singh and Kulwant Kaur.

Assignment focuses on the enduring relationship between a Muslim former judge and a Sikh man.

Akhri Salute looks at the relationship between childhood friends Ram Singh and Nawab, one an Indian soldier and one a Pakistani soldiers, which becomes strained in the midst of their differing allegiances.<ref name=":3" />

==Production==
This film was mostly shot in [[Poonch (town)]], [[Jammu]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |author= |first= |date=5 May 2017 |title=Film review of Mantostaan |url=http://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/movie-review/film-review-of-mantostaan |work=www.amarujala.com}}</ref>

==Release==
In 2016 the film was screened in the Le March' du Film category at the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]], the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]], the [[Melbourne International Film Festival|Melbourne Film Festival]], and the [[NFDC Film Bazaar]] 2016.<ref name=":4" /> The film was also screened at the [[UK Asian Film Festival|London Asian Film Festival]] in March 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

This film released in India on 5 May 2017 to mixed to negative reviews. The largest criticism of the film was that it did not translate the source material well,<ref name=":5" /> with [[The Hindu]] and [[The Indian Express|Indian Express]] expressing that the source material felt "lost in adaptation".<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Sify Movies said "the film does nothing much, other than portray the factual in a stark manner, which is dark, violent and brutal".<ref name=":3" /> [[Hindustan (newspaper)|Live Hindustan]] did give the film a positive review.<ref>{{cite web |author=Live Hindustan |title=Story Manostaan film review |url=http://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/story-mantostaan-film-review-1101328.html |work=www.livehindustan.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Kali Salwar]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt5569160}}
{{Saadat Hasan Manto}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:Saadat Hasan Manto]]
[[Category:Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]

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Ajay Kumar at 08:14, 20 August 2023