Qissa: The Tale of a 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.

Cast

Irrfan Khan

Umber Singh

Tillotama Shome

Kanwar Singh

Rasika Dugal

Neeli

Tisca Chopra

Mehar

Danish Akhtar

Young Kanwar Singh