Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Manto

Nandita Das was set to take her ambitious Sadat Hasan Manto biopic to the Cannes Film Festival next month, however, a delay at the editing table seems to have led to a change in plan. Das had piqued curiosity around her project ever since leading man Nawazuddin Siddiqui's appearance in the get up of the Urdu writer did the rounds of social media. But, with the final edit still in the works, the film may miss festival circuits next month.