Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
2013 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,065 VOTES · DIR. Anup Singh
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 604 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:57 Neeli...
00:06:33 Here Mehar, take your daughter.
00:11:50 Now, poison your own people.
00:17:17 Be brave like a true Sikh! You've already had three children!
00:19:44 Come and bathe!
00:24:44 We'll get sweets and money!
00:27:38 Mother.
00:30:30 Always keep this cloth tightly tied.
00:34:54 A son in my home!
00:41:32 Fine.
00:44:06 and rushed at me.
00:46:38 I didn't do anything.
00:49:45 My brave son!
00:54:47 And Kanwar?
01:01:32 Our future is in your hands.
01:05:08 There's gold and cash in the trunk.
01:10:39 Your eyes...
01:15:53 Nothing will be all right, Kanwar.
01:19:58 Brother.
01:26:39 Now, you have to look at me.
01:29:06 He's not going to leave us.
01:32:45 She's going to die, Kanwar. And you alone can't save her.
01:40:24 We'll tear this house down.
01:47:36 A son is born into my home! O, I fly!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed604
Dialogue density5.5 lines / min
First line00:02:57
Final line01:47:36
Production Record
DirectorAnup Singh
LanguagePA
IMDb votes1,065