Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013)
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.
Director:
Anup Singh
Writer:
Anup Singh
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Irrfan Khan as Umber Singh |
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Tillotama Shome as Kanwar Singh |
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Rasika Dugal as Neeli |
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Tisca Chopra as Mehar |
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Danish Akhtar as Young Kanwar Singh |
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Sonia Bindra as Kulbir |
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Faezeh Jalali as Baali |
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bhavya as Little Kulbir |
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Ritika Kapoor as Young Kulbir |
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Riyaz Aulakh as Little Baali |
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Sejal as Young Baali |
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sarabjit as Infant Sohni |
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Mahika as Young Sohni |
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Rythm Joshan as Sohni |
| Production | Johannes Rexin | Producer |
| Production | Bettina Brokemper | Producer |
| Sound | Béatrice Thiriet | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Manish J. Tipu | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Madhuja Mukherjee | Writer |
| Editing | Bernd Euscher | Editor |
| Camera | Sebastian Edschmid | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Anup Singh | Director |
| Writing | Anup Singh | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jyoti Nooran | Playback Singer |
