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.
Release Date | September 8, 2013 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost | |
Runtime | 1h 49min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Punjabi | |
Original Language | Punjabi | |
Production Countries | Germany, France, India, Netherlands | |
Production Companies | National Film Development Corporation of India |