Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
“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.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
|---|---|---|
| India | EPIC ON, NFDC Amazon Channel | — |
| Germany | filmingo | filmingo |
| France | Molotov TV | Sooner |
About Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost is a 2013 Punjabi-language drama film directed by Anup Singh. The cast is led by Irrfan Khan, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal. It has a runtime of 1h 49m.
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India and made in Germany and France. It was released on September 8, 2013.
- Director
- Anup Singh
- Writers
- Madhuja Mukherjee, Anup Singh
- Release date
- September 8, 2013
- Original language
- Punjabi
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany, France
- Production
- National Film Development Corporation of India
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost cast & crew
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost was directed by Anup Singh and written by Madhuja Mukherjee and Anup Singh.
The cast features Irrfan Khan as Umber Singh, Tillotama Shome as Kanwar Singh, Rasika Dugal as Neeli, Tisca Chopra as Mehar, Danish Akhtar as Young Kanwar Singh, and Sonia Bindra as Kulbir.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Béatrice Thiriet, cinematography is by Sebastian Edschmid, and it was produced by Johannes Rexin and Bettina Brokemper.
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Cast of Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
Irrfan Khan
Umber Singh
Tillotama Shome
Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal
Neeli
Tisca Chopra
Mehar
Danish Akhtar
Young Kanwar Singh
Sonia Bindra
Kulbir
Faezeh Jalali
Baali
bhavya
Little Kulbir
Ritika Kapoor
Young Kulbir
Riyaz Aulakh
Little Baali
Sejal
Young Baali
sarabjit
Infant Sohni
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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost runs 1 hours 49 minutes (109 minutes).
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