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Lihaaf: The Quilt is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language period drama film based on the story; directed by Rahat Kazmi, starring Anushka Sen, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mir Sarwar, Sonal Sehgal, Shoib Nikash Shah, Namita Lal and Virendra Saxena.
Jul 31, 2021 · Lihaaf: The Quilt: Directed by Rahhat Shah Kazmi. With Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sonal Sehgal, Veerendra Saxena, Rahhat Shah Kazmi. The film is based on author Ismat Chughtai's celebrated masterpiece "Lihaaf" by the same name.
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- Rahhat Shah Kazmi
- 2021-07-31
Jul 22, 2021 · Watch #Lihaaf, premiering 31st July at the #VootSelectFilmFest... A strong woman, progressive themes and an unconventional story all packed into a period drama.
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Based on the short story written in 1942 by Indian female Urdu writer Ismat Chugtai, Lihaaf is a narrative of a true event that happened in Ismat's life when she was in her teens.
- Rahat Kazmi
- December 31, 2023
Short Story - Lihaaf [The Quilt] In the last issue of. MANUSHI, while reviewing Deepa Mehta’s Fire, we briefly described the controversy generated by Ismat Chugtai’s story Lihaaf written in 1941. In this issue we present an English translation of Lihaaf along with an extract from her autobiography (see p.29) which shows how Ismat Apa ...
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Nov 24, 2017 · Lihaf is an Urdu short story that made Ismat Chughtai popular for its controversies. Because it was branded as a feminist work (feminism – not attacking men but the social structures. It also involves the freedom to express ‘sexuality’ which is not right according to society) and was banned.
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Jan 22, 2020 · LIHAAF, THE QUILT, SHORT STORY, PROGRESSIVE WRITER, ENGLISH, ISMAT CHUGTAI Collection ArvindGupta; JaiGyan Language English