Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
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, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal
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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
The Tale of Lonely Ghost
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Anup Singh
- Producers
- Johannes Rexin, Bettina Brokemper
- Studio
- National Film Development Corporation of India
