Shabana Azmi Calls 'Qissa' A Masterful Directorial
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Veteran
actress-social
activist
Shabana
Azmi
heaped
praise
on
Punjabi
feature
film
Qissa,
which
narrates
the
life
of
a
Sikh
family
post-partition.
She
said
the
film
depicted
the
turmoil
after
the
partition
in
a
true
yet
restrained
form.
"Anup
Singhs
direction
is
masterful
n
restrained.
He
shows
how
suggested
violence
is
far
more
chilling
than
graphic
depictions
of
it
#Qissa," Shabana
tweeted
on
Friday.
Shabana
also
praised
the
performances
of
the
cast
of
the
film
that
included
critically
acclaimed
actors
like
Irrfan
Khan
and
Tisca
Chopra.
"Irrfan
Khan
is
a
giant
of
an
actor.
Tisca
Chopra
Tillotama
Shome,
Rasika
Duggal
give
outstanding
performances.#Qissa,"
she
added.
In
the
film,
Irrfan
plays
Sardar
Umber
Singh
who
walks
across
the
border
with
his
family
including
his
wife
(played
by
Tisca)
and
three
daughters.
The
film
released
on
Friday.