Lihaaf: The Quilt (2019)
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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Cast
Tannishtha Chatterjee
as Ismat Chugtai
Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actor.
She is best known in the west for her performance in the British film Brick Lane (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same...
Sonal Sehgal
as Begum Jaan
Veerendra Saxena
as Aslam sahib
Virendra Saxena is an Indian theater, film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice.
Mir Sarwar
as Nawab Sahib
Mir Sarwar is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in Hindi language films and television serials..
Director
Rahat Kazmi
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