Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

"The Tale of Lonely Ghost"

Jul 10 2014 N/A 1h 49m
Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

During the 1947 partition of India, Umber Singh and his family are forced to leave their village. After two girl children, his wife gives birth to a third girl child as they flee their village much to the displeasure of Umber Singh. After moving to a new place, Umber stabilizes and his wife is pregnant again. While the fourth child is also born as a female, Umber convinces himself and his wife to raise the girl child as a son throwing up complications aplenty.

Written by

Anup Singh, Madhuja Mukherjee

Directed by

Anup Singh

Cast

Irrfan Khan, Tisca Chopra, Tillotama Shome

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands, India, France, Germany

Production Companies

National Film Development Corporation of India

Languages

Awards

6 wins & 5 nominations

Trailers
QISSA by Anup Singh l HD Trailer with English Subtitles
Scores
# of Votes
1,065
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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