Qissa (2013)
1h 49m
Running Time
September 8, 2013Release Date
Qissa (2013)
1h 49m
Running Time
September 8, 2013Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
RentCurrently Qissa is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Universcine
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Cast & Crew.
Irrfan Khan
Umber Singh
Tisca Chopra
Mehar
Tillotama Shome
Kanwar
Danish Akhtar
Young Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal
Neeli
Danish Akhtar Saifi
Young Kanwar
Madhuja Mukherjee
Writer
Sonia Bindra
Kulbir
bhavya
Little Kulbir
Faezeh Jalali
Baali
Ritika Kapoor
Young Kulbir
Riyaz Aulakh
Little Baali
Sejal
Young Baali
Anup Singh
Director
sarabjit
Infant Sohni
Mahika
Young Sohni
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 2013
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
Wiki.
Qissa is a 2013 Indian-German drama film in Punjabi written and directed by Anup Singh. The film was released in Indian theaters on 20 February 2015 nationwide and simultaneously on DVD and VOD as well. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Netpac Award for World or International Asian Film. The theme of the film focuses on desire of a Sikh man towards having a son to continue the family lineage.