Bhasin in Manto

Having made a mark with his negative act in Mardaani (2014), Tahir Raj Bhasin is hopeful that his upcoming Nandita Das-directed venture, Manto, will bring him back into the spotlight. Having slipped into the role of the late Indian actor Sundar Shyam Chaddha, a close aide of the film's protagonist, writer Saadat Hasan Manto, Bhasin says building a friendship with leading man Nawazuddin Siddiqui was crucial.