Anurag Kashyap's 'Manmarziyaa', Nandita Das' 'Manto' to be screened at Toronto International Film Festival
Kashyap's film, titled "Husband Material" in English and starring Vicky Kaushal, Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in the lead, will have a gala premiere at the 43rd edition of the film festival.
Published: 25th July 2018 12:46 AM | Last Updated: 25th July 2018 12:46 AM | A+A A-
A still from 'Manmarziyaa'. (Photo | Twitter)
MUMBAI: Anurag Kashyap's next "Manmarziyaa" and Nandita Das' "Manto" have been selected for screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The organisers today unveiled the first titles for the festival, which will run from September 6 to 16 this year.
Kashyap's film, titled "Husband Material" in English and starring Vicky Kaushal, Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in the lead, will have a gala premiere at the 43rd edition of the film festival.
An elated Kashyap also shared the news on Twitter and wrote:
#Manmarziyaan #TakeTwo https://t.co/crEjVw0LXT
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) July 24, 2018
The film's story follows a spirited girl who finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle while burdened with societal and familial pressures.
Das' "Manto", which garnered rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, will be screened at the festival as a special presentation.
The biopic stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role of the celebrated Urdu short story writer Saadat Hasan Manto.
He wrote as he saw. He spoke as he thought. Watch the #Manto teaser now! https://t.co/7yf6tVruuq@Mantofilm @Viacom18Movies @HP @nanditadas #Filmstoc @Nawazuddin_S @RasikaDugal @Javedakhtarjadu @gurdasmaan @TahirRajBhasin @jatishvarma @SameerDixxit #MeetManto @Festival_Cannes
— Manto Film (@mantofilm) May 12, 2018
Among the world premieres at the famed festival are Felix Van Groeningen's "Beautiful Boy", starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet; Steve McQueen's "Widows", Peter Hedges' Julia Roberts-starrer "Ben Is Back" and Barry Jenkins' "If Beale Street Could Talk".
