Qissa (film)

Qissa
Film Poster
Directed byAnup Singh
Written byAnup Singh
Madhuja Mukherjee
Produced byJohannes Rexin
Bettina Brokemper
StarringIrrfan Khan
Tillotama Shome
Tisca Chopra
CinematographySebastian Edschmid
Edited byBernd Euscher
Music byBeatrice Thiriet
Manish J Tipu
Release dates
  • 8 September 2013 (2013-09-08) (TIFF)
  • 10 July 2014 (2014-07-10) (Germany)
  • 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) (India)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesIndia
Germany
France
Netherlands
LanguagesPunjabi, German, French & Dutch

Qissa is a 2013 Indian-German drama film written and directed by Anup Singh. The Punjabi-language 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.