Released:
2013-09-08

Overview:
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.

Director:
Anup Singh

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Irrfan Khan
  as
  Umber Singh
• 
  Tillotama Shome
  as
  Kanwar Singh
• 
  Rasika Dugal
  as
  Neeli
• 
  Tisca Chopra
  as
  Mehar
• 
  Danish Akhtar
  as
  Young Kanwar Singh