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In Defence Of Freedom
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In Defence Of Freedom

2017-03-23 · 6 min · Not rated

Drama

This short film is literally a conglomeration of all the beautiful dialogues that were said by Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the feature film Manto(2018) by Nandita Das.

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Directors
Nandita Das
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Countries
India
Status
Released

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Nawazuddin SiddiquiNawazuddin SiddiquiSadat Hasan Manto
Shashank AroraShashank Arora

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