Celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Gurdas Maan and Javed Akhtar also didn’t charge a penny for actor-filmmaker Nandita Das’ forthcoming film Manto.
Mumbai (Pakistan Point News – 31st August, 2018) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who will play the late urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto in upcoming Bollywood film Manto, offered to do it just for “Re 1 largely for Manto and little bit” for Nandita Das.
Celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Gurdas Maan and Javed Akhtar also didn’t charge a penny for actor-filmmaker Nandita Das’ forthcoming film Manto. She says there is more to life than money.
"This is the character that an actor would give an arm and a leg for but to not charge even a nominal fee is very gracious of Nawaz," said Nandita in a statement.
Apart from him, there are many eminent actors who agreed to do small parts purely to support the film.
“Rishi Kapoor and Gurdas Maan said yes in our first meeting. I also reached out to many whom I knew well and have used up all my goodwill to get a stellar cast that truly does justice to the characters in the film. While many have done cameo roles, they all bring their talent and credibility to the characters,” she said.
About having Javed Akhtar onboard, she said, "I have known Javed saab even before I did Fire. And I have always felt that he would be perfect in front of the camera... I thought it would be quite interesting to have a progressive writer of today defending Manto. You will see him in a new avatar. So not like Javed saab."
Cast members Ranvir Shorey, Divya Dutta, Purab Kohli, Rajshri Deshpande and Swanand Kirkire also worked for free for the film.
"Trust me, there is more to life than money! The compensation comes in the form of experience and the joy of working on interesting projects. I, too, have done many such projects and have never looked for 'monetary compensation'," shared Das.
