With an interesting line-up of films in his kitty this year, Nawazuddin is kicked about playing Urdu writer Sadat Hassan Manto in Nandita Das's upcoming biopic. "I'm very excited as it's going to be a very different experience. I commenced work on this biopic a long time ago. I'm working very hard to get a grip over the character. Manto as a writer was way ahead of his time and his writings have strong contemporary relevance," he said.