Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

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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.

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Irrfan Khan

Umber Singh

Tillotama Shome

Kanwar Singh

Danish Akhtar

Young Kanwar Singh

bhavya

Little Kulbir

Ritika Kapoor

Young Kulbir

Riyaz Aulakh

Little Baali

Sejal

Young Baali

sarabjit

Infant Sohni

Mahika

Young Sohni

Camera

Sebastian Edschmid

Director of Photography

Directing

Anup Singh

Director

Editing

Production

Johannes Rexin

Producer

Sound

Béatrice Thiriet

Original Music Composer

Manish J. Tipu

Original Music Composer

Jyoti Nooran

Playback Singer

Writing

Anup Singh

Screenplay

Camera

Sebastian Edschmid

Director of Photography

Directing

Anup Singh

Director

Editing

Production

Johannes Rexin

Producer

Sound

Béatrice Thiriet

Original Music Composer

Manish J. Tipu

Original Music Composer

Jyoti Nooran

Playback Singer

Writing

Anup Singh

Screenplay