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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. The theme of the film focuses on desire of a Sikh man towards having a son to continue the family lineage.
Original Release
09/08/2013
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irrfan Khan | Umber Singh |
Tisca Chopra | Mehar |
Tillotama Shome | Kanwar / Kanwar Singh |
Rasika Dugal | Neeli |
Danish Akhtar Saifi | Young Kanwar |
Sonia Bindra | Kulbir |
Faezeh Jalali | Baali |
Dhami | Village Elder |
Jitendra Kaur | Midwife |
Sukhwinder Virk | Midwife |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irrfan Khan | Umber Singh |
Tisca Chopra | Mehar |
Tillotama Shome | Kanwar / Kanwar Singh |
Rasika Dugal | Neeli |
Danish Akhtar Saifi | Young Kanwar |
Sonia Bindra | Kulbir |
Faezeh Jalali | Baali |
Dhami | Village Elder |
Jitendra Kaur | Midwife |
Sukhwinder Virk | Midwife |
Sarabjit | Infant Sohni |
Bhavya | Little Kulbir |
Riyaz Aulakh | Little Baali |
Nakul Arora | Boy On the Hill |
Sejal | Young Baali |
Ritika Kapoor | Young Kulbir |
Rhythm Josan | Sohni |
Mahika | Young Sohni |
Soniya Kaur | Midwife (Kanwar's birth) |
Mahavir Bhullar | Pahelwan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vikramjit Roy | Executive Producer |
Jaspal Singh Chattha | Executive Producer |
Bettina Brokemper | Producer |
Nina Lath Gupta | Producer |
Doris Hepp | Producer |
Rohit Khaitan | Producer |
Bantoo Khanna | Producer |
Thierry Lenouvel | Producer |
Rakesh Mehra | Producer |
Sahab Narain | Producer |
Johannes Rexin | Producer |
Shivani Saran | Producer |
Claudia Tronnier | Producer |
Bero Beyer | Producer |
Sanjay Rajput | Producer |