True artist, writers and filmmakers flourish most, when they go through really bad times: Nandita Das

Veteran actor Nandita Das, while sharing about her film Manto on Sunday said that the beauty about art was that it gave rise to something stronger.

Manto, the film which is set to be screened in the 24th Kolkata International Film Fesrival is based on the life of famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto, who according to Das had produced his best films during his wost times.

While delivering a Satyajit Ray memorial lecture in the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival Das said that doing Manto was a great pain to her .

“The beauty about art remains that pain gives rise to something stronger, something deeper”, said the actor.

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