Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

The Tale of 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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2013-09-08
  • Runtime: 109 min
  • Country: Germany, France, India, Netherlands
  • Language: Punjabi
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.1
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