Qissa (2013)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pa |
| Popularity | 2.119 |
Directed By
Anup Singh
Crew
Bettina Brokemper
Béatrice Thiriet
Johannes Rexin
Bernd Euscher
Madhuja Mukherjee
Manish J. Tipu
Sebastian Edschmid
Anup Singh
Anup Singh
Jyoti Nooran
TOP CAST
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
Mahika
Young Sohni
Rythm Joshan
Sohni
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