A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tannishtha ChatterjeeIsmat Chugtai | Ismat Chugtai |
 Sonal SehgalBegum Jaan | Begum Jaan |
 Veerendra SaxenaAslam sahib | Aslam sahib |
| RRahat KazmiShahid Latif | Shahid Latif |
 Mir SarwarNawab Sahib | Nawab Sahib |
| SShoib ShahManto | Manto |