Movie Description
Lihaaf: The Quilt
(2019)Overview
A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.
Featured Crew
- Director : Rahat Kazmi
- Producer : Umesh Shukla,Ashish Wagh,Namita Lal
- Writer : Rahat Kazmi,Sonal Sehgal
- Cast : Tannishtha Chatterjee,Sonal Sehgal,Veerendra Saxena,Rahat Kazmi,Mir Sarwar,Shoib Shah
Cast
Ismat Chugtai
Begum Jaan
Aslam sahib
Shahid Latif
Nawab Sahib
Manto
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Facts
Original TitleLihaaf: The Quilt
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-07-19
Original LanguageHindi
Runtime 01h 25m
Production CompaniesA.S.A.P
Genres
- Drama
