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

Sonia Bindra

Kulbir

Faezeh Jalali

Baali

bhavya

Little Kulbir

Ritika Kapoor

Young Kulbir

Riyaz Aulakh

Little Baali