Film
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
2013 · 1h 49m · Drama
The Tale of Lonely Ghost
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Overview
Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries his youngest child Kanwar to Neeli, a girl of lower caste, the family is faced with the truth of their identities; as individual ambitions and destinies collide in a struggle with eternity.
Cast
Irrfan Khan
Umber Singh
Tillotama Shome
Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal
Neeli
Tisca Chopra
Mehar
Danish Akhtar
Young Kanwar Singh
Sonia Bindra
Kulbir
Faezeh Jalali
Baali
bhavya
Little Kulbir
Ritika Kapoor
Young Kulbir
Riyaz Aulakh
Little Baali
Sejal
Young Baali
sarabjit
Infant Sohni
Mahika
Young Sohni
Rythm Joshan
Sohni
Crew
- Anup SinghDirector · Screenplay
- Madhuja MukherjeeWriter
- Johannes RexinProducer
- Bettina BrokemperProducer
- Sebastian EdschmidDirector of Photography
- Béatrice ThirietOriginal Music Composer
- Manish J. TipuOriginal Music Composer
- Bernd EuscherEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 8, 2013
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Punjabi
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Drama
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