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Original title

Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghostaka

AKA

Qissa

Year

2013

Running time

109 min.

Country

India

Director

Anup Singh

Screenwriter

Anup Singh, Madhuja Mukherjee

Cast

Music

Béatrice Thiriet

Cinematography

Sebastian Edschmid

Producer

Co-production India-France-Germany-Netherlands;

National Film Development Corporation of India, Heimatfilm, Augustus Film, Ciné-Sud Promotion

Genre

Drama | Transgender

Synopsis

Set amidst the ethnic cleansing and general chaos that accompanied India’s partition in 1947, this sweeping drama stars Irrfan Khan — also appearing at the Festival in The Lunchbox — as a Sikh attempting to forge a new life for his family while keeping their true identities a secret from their community.

Awards: 2013: Toronto Film Festival: Best Asian Film

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Qissa

2013

Anup Singh