Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
2013/09/08 (US) | Drama
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.
Anup Singh
Director
Anup Singh
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Irrfan Khan
Umber Singh
Tillotama Shome
Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal
Neeli
Tisca Chopra
Mehar
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Danish Akhtar
Young Kanwar Singh
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Sonia Bindra
Kulbir
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Faezeh Jalali
Baali
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- National Film Development Corporation of India
Crews
Johannes Rexin
Producer
Bettina Brokemper
Producer
Béatrice Thiriet
Original Music Composer
Manish J. Tipu
Original Music Composer
Madhuja Mukherjee
Writer
Bernd Euscher
Editor
Sebastian Edschmid
Director of Photography