‘Manto fought the odds, swam against the tide’: Shekhar Suman | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

‘Manto fought the odds, swam against the tide’: Shekhar Suman | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Dipanita Nath |Updated: September 14, 2019 6:10:51 am

‘Manto fought the odds, swam against the tide’: Shekhar Suman

Shekhar Suman on playing the Partition-era writer, drawing inspiration from his surgeon father and being pig-headed about his convictions

Shekhar Suman with Suchitra Krishnamoorti in Ek Haan

You played Sahir Ludhianvi in your previous play, Ek Mulaqaat. Now, you essay the role of Saadat Hasan Manto in Ek Haan. What draws you to personalities from recent history?