Manto had really bad distribution, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Mumbai: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who was last seen onscreen in Manto, says that the distribution of Nandita Das' directorial film was really bad and because of which it was not able to do good business at the box-office.

Asked whether he is satisfied with the audience reaction to his film, he said, "I am really satisfied with audience response to Manto. The film travelled in world's biggest film festival so I will always be satisfied and happy with that fact.

"The film was not able to do well here as per our expectations because of the screening issue. Now after release of Manto, I realised that screening of a film determines whether it will be a hit or a flop. Our film had really bad distribution."

The actor will be next seen in Thackeray, a biopic on late Bal Thackeray. It has been written by Sanjay Raut and directed by Abhijt Panse.