Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

The Tale of Lonely Ghost

2013 · 109 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Anup Singh · Written by Madhuja Mukherjee

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