Qisse Kahaniyaan

Qisse Kahaniyaan

There is a special place in our memory for our first love. We cherish that sweetness of festivals when we were growing up. A song from the 90s invokes many a colourful memories. The smell of the first monsoon rain evokes the imagery of paper boats that we rowed in little streams. We keep some memories hidden in our chest forever. My name is Alif, and I am a cinematographer by profession and a storyteller by choice. I grew up in a set-up where many evenings were spent listening to folklore from the elderly. I'd get hooked to those stories and would often bring them to life in my imagination. Qisse Kahaniyaan is my attempt to bring you some such memories wrapped in words and dressed in sound. My promise is that each of these stories will be juiced with nostalgia and memories.
Aayinaa Part 3: A Time Capsule of Forgotten Stories
Qisse KahaniyaanMarch 11, 2022x
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Aayinaa Part 3: A Time Capsule of Forgotten Stories

This is the story of an antique mirror that has lived through historical times.  Crafted by Ustaad Az...

Aayinaa Part 2: A Slice of History Preserved in Memory
Qisse KahaniyaanMarch 04, 2022x
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Aayinaa Part 2: A Slice of History Preserved in Memory

Ustaad Azhar Ali, a talented craftsman of Shahjahanabad, wants to make a mirror – a masterpiece worth...

Aayinaa Part 1: Reflections of The Time Bygone
Qisse KahaniyaanFebruary 25, 2022x
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Aayinaa Part 1: Reflections of The Time Bygone

An old mirror lies in a dusty corner of an antique shop in New Delhi's Janpath Market.  Over the year...

Candyman: Temptations and Curiosity of a School Boy
Qisse KahaniyaanFebruary 18, 2022x
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Candyman: Temptations and Curiosity of a School Boy

Pappu, a 9-year-old boy, is intrigued by a man who he sees distributing candies to children outside h...

Librarian Part 2: When the Lines of Partition Cut Across Books
Qisse KahaniyaanFebruary 11, 2022x
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Librarian Part 2: When the Lines of Partition Cut Across Books

As the subcontinent is set to be divided in two separate nations – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-ma...

Librarian Part 1: Of Books, Freedom and Partition
Qisse KahaniyaanFebruary 04, 2022x
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Librarian Part 1: Of Books, Freedom and Partition

It is the year 1947. The prolonged colonial occupation has finally ended but the subcontinent will be...

Panna Lal Panauti Part 2: Breaking The Jinx
Qisse KahaniyaanJanuary 28, 2022x
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Panna Lal Panauti Part 2: Breaking The Jinx

Misfortunes refuse to leave Panna Lal alone, they keep tailing him like a shadow. His rotten luck is ...

Panna Lal Panauti Part 1: A Life Full of Misadventures
Qisse KahaniyaanJanuary 21, 2022x
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Panna Lal Panauti Part 1: A Life Full of Misadventures

They say life is full of ups and downs but for Panna Lal, it's a never-ending trail of misadventures....

Baarishein Part 2 - Facing The Past to Cope With The Present
Qisse KahaniyaanJanuary 14, 2022x
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Baarishein Part 2 - Facing The Past to Cope With The Present

Sahil, an ambitious man from a small town has made it big in Mumbai. He has managed to accomplish the...

'Baarishein Part 1' — When Chasing Dreams Comes at a Cost
Qisse KahaniyaanJanuary 07, 2022x
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'Baarishein Part 1' — When Chasing Dreams Comes at a Cost

Qisse Kahaniyaan by Alif is back and in the first episode of season 2, Alif narrates the story of Sah...

S2: Qisse Kahaniyaan is Coming Back This January, Submit Your Best Fiction Stories!
Qisse KahaniyaanJanuary 04, 202200:01:021008.82 KB

S2: Qisse Kahaniyaan is Coming Back This January, Submit Your Best Fiction Stories!

Stories are at the core of our living — we all love to hear stories but we also take refuge in the wo...

'Gul aur Gulshan': A Love Story With No Ending
Qisse KahaniyaanSeptember 01, 2021x
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'Gul aur Gulshan': A Love Story With No Ending

All of us have read passionate stories about tragic lovers like Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranja , or Soni-Mah...

'Mere Kuch Sawaal': In Search of Answers and Longing for Lost Love
Qisse KahaniyaanAugust 25, 2021x
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'Mere Kuch Sawaal': In Search of Answers and Longing for Lost Love

Life is filled with questions, many of them are answered but many others remain unanswered. The uneas...

'Meri Maa ki Shaadi' – Of Divorce, Remarriage, and All Things Fate (Part 2)
Qisse KahaniyaanAugust 18, 2021x
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'Meri Maa ki Shaadi' – Of Divorce, Remarriage, and All Things Fate (Part 2)

In 'Meri Maa ki Shaadi', a daughter takes us on a journey of her mother's possible remarriage. Will t...

'Meri Maa ki Shaadi' – Of Divorce , Remarriage, and All Things Fate (Part 1)
Qisse KahaniyaanAugust 11, 2021x
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'Meri Maa ki Shaadi' – Of Divorce , Remarriage, and All Things Fate (Part 1)

Our society still finds difficult to readily accept remarriage of a divorced person. It is shrouded i...

'Zara Muskuraiye, Aap Lucknow Mein Hain' – A Tale of Comedy in Tragedy
Qisse KahaniyaanAugust 04, 2021x
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'Zara Muskuraiye, Aap Lucknow Mein Hain' – A Tale of Comedy in Tragedy

All journeys memorable aren't really pleasant, some of them baffle you so much that they are hard to ...

'Adhoori Kahani' – A Story Without an End
Qisse KahaniyaanJuly 28, 2021x
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'Adhoori Kahani' – A Story Without an End

All journeys don't necessarily culminate in the destination – some journeys exist without an end.  Mu...

'Red Colour Ke Jootey': When a Pair of Shoes is Your Only Wish
Qisse KahaniyaanJuly 21, 2021x
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'Red Colour Ke Jootey': When a Pair of Shoes is Your Only Wish

What is the biggest thing you can wish for in life? There is no end to what the heart desires. But it...

24 Khat: Letters That Were Never Posted
Qisse KahaniyaanJuly 14, 2021x
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24 Khat: Letters That Were Never Posted

Rains always makes people nostalgic and many memories come fleeting down the memory lane. In this wee...

'Khwahishon ki Khidki' – A Window, a Secret, and a Wishful Heart
Qisse KahaniyaanJuly 07, 2021x
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'Khwahishon ki Khidki' – A Window, a Secret, and a Wishful Heart

Mumbai is the city of possibilities, and many people are drawn to this maya nagri to change their lif...