Lihaaf: The Quilt

Lihaaf: The Quilt (2019)

Drama

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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  • Release Date: 2019-07-19
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: Rahat Kazmi

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Cast

  • Tannishtha Chatterjee

    Ismat Chugtai

  • Sonal Sehgal

    Begum Jaan

  • Veerendra Saxena

    Aslam sahib

  • Rahat Kazmi

    Shahid Latif

  • Mir Sarwar

    Nawab Sahib

  • Shoib Shah

    Manto

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