Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
2013, Punjabi. Directed by Anup Singh.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Punjabi
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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost is streaming on NFDC in India.
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- Released
- 8 September 2013
- Country
- Germany, France, India, Netherlands
- Written by
- Madhuja Mukherjee, Anup Singh
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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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Who directed Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost?
Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013) was directed by Anup Singh and stars Irrfan Khan, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal.