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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
First aired on Sep 8, 2013
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Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Irrfan Khan | Umber Singh
Tillotama Shome | Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal | Neeli
Tisca Chopra | Mehar
Danish Akhtar | Young Kanwar Singh
Sonia Bindra | Kulbir
Featured Crew
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Madhuja Mukherjee | Writer
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Johannes Rexin | Producer
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Bettina Brokemper | Producer
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Béatrice Thiriet | Original Music Composer
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Manish J. Tipu | Original Music Composer
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Sebastian Edschmid | Director of Photography