Qissa: The Tale of a 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.

Cast

Irrfan Khan

Umber Singh

Tillotama Shome

Kanwar Singh

Rasika Dugal

Neeli

Tisca Chopra

Mehar

D

Danish Akhtar

Young Kanwar Singh

S

Sonia Bindra

Kulbir

F

Faezeh Jalali

Baali

b

bhavya

Little Kulbir

R

Ritika Kapoor

Young Kulbir

R

Riyaz Aulakh

Little Baali

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