Rasika Dugal who plays Safia Manto in Nandita Das' Manto has already been garnering a lot of attention and praise for her role since the Cannes film festival. The actress who has worked in both films and theatre for many years is passionate about cinema and filmmaking.
This is something her co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui has noticed and appreciates about the actress. After every screening of the film, the two extremely talented actors critique each other’s work. While both actors didn't want to fall into the trap of over articulating during shoot, they are talking about all the details now that the film is complete and released. "We often talk about the scenes that worked, the moments that had caught us unaware. How a scene had felt while shooting and how that has/or has not come to life on screen; which of my scenes he liked the most and vice versa. It is rare to get honest feedback in this business. And from the people whose opinion you trust. I get to learn a lot and totally enjoy these conversations with Nawaz," says Rasika.
Safia Manto who was the author’s backbone and supported him at every step of his life and was a strong lady herself. Unfortunately not much has been said about her until now. But with Manto, people will know more about her role through Rasika's acting.