Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013)

  • NR
  • 09/08/2013 (CA)
  • Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  • 1h 49m

The Tale of Lonely Ghost

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.

Madhuja Mukherjee

Writer

Anup Singh

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Irrfan Khan's headshot

Irrfan Khan

Umber Singh
Tillotama Shome's headshot

Tillotama Shome

Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal's headshot

Rasika Dugal

Neeli
Tisca Chopra's headshot

Tisca Chopra

Mehar
Danish Akhtar's headshot

Danish Akhtar

Young Kanwar Singh
Sonia Bindra's headshot

Sonia Bindra

Kulbir
Faezeh Jalali's headshot

Faezeh Jalali

Baali
bhavya's headshot

bhavya

Little Kulbir

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