As the Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Manto gears up for release next week, filmmaker Nandita Das is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Saadat Hasan Manto's daughters - Nighat Patel, Nuzhat Arshad and Nusrat Jalal - witness her labour of love. mid-day has learnt that Das has filed a request to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to facilitate the visas for the trio to attend the India premiere of the biopic.

A source from the film's production unit reveals, "The film's premiere is scheduled for September 17 in Mumbai and September 19 in Delhi. Nandita has written to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad with the request. The visas are yet to come through."