Lihaaf: The Quilt

Lihaaf: The Quilt

3.5

2019-07-19

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.

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Lihaaf: The Quilt

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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.

Released

2019-07-19

Runtime

85

Director

Umesh Shukla

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

हिन्दी

Production

A.S.A.P

Casts

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    Tannishtha Chatterjee

    Tannishtha Chatterjee
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    Sonal Sehgal

    Sonal Sehgal
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    Veerendra Saxena

    Veerendra Saxena
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    Rahat Kazmi

    Rahat Kazmi
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    Mir Sarwar

    Mir Sarwar
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    Shoib Shah

    Shoib Shah