Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

The story

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 & crew

Irrfan KhanUmber Singh

Tillotama ShomeKanwar Singh

Rasika DugalNeeli

Tisca ChopraMehar

Danish Akhtar

Danish AkhtarYoung Kanwar Singh

Sonia Bindra

Sonia BindraKulbir

Faezeh Jalali

Faezeh JalaliBaali

bhavya

bhavyaLittle Kulbir

Ritika Kapoor

Ritika KapoorYoung Kulbir

Riyaz Aulakh

Riyaz AulakhLittle Baali

Sejal

SejalYoung Baali

sarabjit

sarabjitInfant Sohni