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BEHIND HER ROVING LENS

Manto, chronicles what transpired behind the scenes of the eponymous movie that she directed. ADILA MATRA caught up with the versatile artiste at the fifth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival, where Das got candid about her triumphs and tribulations as a director, travels around the world, and bucket-list destinations.

Why did you decide to write Manto?

, the movie, was a six-year-long journey, that began in 2012. There was a

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