Qissa
(2013/2015)
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.
Story:
Umber Singh (Irrfan Khan), a Sikh after being displaced by the partition of 1947, has three daughters. He migrates to Punjab, India. Yet when his fourth daughter is born, he raises her as a boy, Kanwar Singh (Tillotama Shome), who in times becomes a truck driver. However, when Kanwar Singh married to a girl, Neeli (Rasika Dugal), this gives birth to complications.
Cast:
Irrfan Khan as Umber Singh
Tillotama Shome as Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal as Neeli
Tisca Chopra
Faezeh Jalali
Sonia Bindra
Tillotama Shome as Kanwar Singh
Rasika Dugal as Neeli
Tisca Chopra
Faezeh Jalali
Sonia Bindra
Release Date: 8 September 2013 (TIFF)
10 July 2014 (Germany)
20 February 2015 (India)
Genre: Historical Drama/Fantasy
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
Certificate: Not Rated
10 July 2014 (Germany)
20 February 2015 (India)
Genre: Historical Drama/Fantasy
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
Certificate: Not Rated
Country:
India
Germany
France
Netherlands
Germany
France
Netherlands
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