Qissa : the tale of a lonely ghost / Heimatfilm and National Film Development Corporation (India) present ; co-produced by Augustus Film, Ciné-Sud Promotion, ZDF-Das Kleine Fernsehspiel in collaboration with Arte ; screenplay by Anup Singh in collaboration with Madhuja Mukherjee ; producer, Johannes Rexin, Betinna Brokemper ; director, Anup Singh.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Anup Singh, 1961- film director, screenwriter, director, screenwriter.

Mukherjee, Madhuja, 1968- screenwriter, screenwriter.

Rexin, Johannes, film producer, producer.

Brokemper, Bettina, film producer, producer.

Khan, Irrfan, 1967-2020, actor, actor.

Chopra, Tisca, actor, actor.

Shome, Tillotama, actor.

Dugal, Rasika, actor, actor.

Edschmid, Sebastian, 1965- director of photography, director of photography.

Euscher, Bernd, 1957- editor of moving image work, editor.

Thiriet, Béatrice, composer (expression), composer.

Heimatfilm (Firm), presenter.

National Film Development Corporation of India, presenter, publisher.

August Films, production company.

Ciné-Sud Promotion (Firm), production company.

ZDF-Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, production company.

Association relative à la télévision européenne, production company.

Series:

Cinemas of India.

Cinemas of India

Standardized Title:

Qissa (Motion picture)

Language:

English

Panjabi

Subjects (All):

Foreign films.

Population transfers.

Forced migration.

Sikhs.

History.

India--History--Partition, 1947--Drama.

India.

Sikhs--India--Drama.

Forced migration--India--Drama.

Population transfers--Drama.

Foreign films--India.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Drama.

History.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

Collector's edition.

Distribution:

Mumbai : Marketed and distributed by Shemaroo Entertainment, Ltd.

Place of Publication:

Mumbai : NFDC, [2015]

Language Note:

In Punjabi with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD ; all regions ; NTSC ; 16.9 anamorphic aspect ratio ; 5.1 Dolby Digital, 2.0 stereo.

digital optical surround stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 2.0

NTSC

video file DVD video all regions

Summary:

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

Participant:

Irrfan Khan, Tisca Shopra, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal.

Credits:

Director of photography, Sebastian Edschmid ; film editor, Bernd Euscher ; music composer, Beatrice Thiriet.

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013.

Special features: Making of Qissa montage; Anup Singh on Qissa.

OCLC:

904601819

Publisher Number:

8903637029692

NFDC-DVD-103