Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.
Cast
Kirron Kher
Ayesha / Verro
Aamir Ali Malik
Saleem
Arshad Mahmood
Mahboob
Salman Shahid
Amin
Shilpa Shukla
Zubeida
Sarfaraz Ansari
Rashid
Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
Shanno
Ejaz Baig
Bhatti
Tasleem Bibi
Allabi
Abid Ali
Choudhary
Shazim Ashraf
Zubair
Adnan Shah Tipu
Mazhar
Fareeha Jabeen
Shabnam
Nisar Qadri
Haji Munnavar
Barkat Ullah
Mubarak Bhai
Saba Malik
Courtesan
Madan Gopal Singh
Sikh Pilgrim 1
Gurjot Singh Mann
Sikh Pilgrim 2
Rehan Sheikh
Afsan (1947)
Suhair Fariha Khan
Young Veero
Yousuf Jimmi
Tabla Player
Master Mushtaq
Harmonium Player
Fahim Khan
Muslim Man (1947)
S.A. Rehman
Professor
K.M. Rana
Sikh Priest
Nadia Malik
Hina
Afaq Mushtaq
Asif
Anjum Habibi
Maulana in Rawalpindi
Aslam Rana
Vegetable Vendor
Shams Uddin
Tea Shop Owner
Zaheer Ahmed
Tea Boy
Zulifquar Zulfi
Academic Expert on TV
Abdul Saboor
Maulvi on TV
Aftab Zubari
Show Host on TV (Compere)
Mubbashir Ali Khan
Bare Chested Labourer
Rashid Khan
Sikh Pilgrim 3
Tanveer Ahmad
Sikh Pilgrim 4
Safdar Ali
Sikh Pilgrim 5
Taj Mohammad
Village Maulvi
Crew
Sabiha Sumar
Director, Writer, Casting
Paromita Vohra
Writer
Bettina Böhler
Editor
Anna Kappelmann
Assistant Editor
Ralph Netzer
Director of Photography
Julia Rose
First Assistant Director
Iqbal Kidwai
First Assistant Director
Claudia Tronnier
Producer
Philippe Avril
Producer
Sachithanandam Sathananthan
Producer
Helge Albers
Producer
Marie-Michele Cattelain
Associate Producer
Konstantin Kröning
Associate Producer
Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
Associate Producer
Peter Hermann
Line Producer
Olivier Meidinger
Production Design
Heike Fademrecht
Costume Designer
Lesley Lamont-Fisher
Makeup Supervisor
Shuja Ullah Yasir
Assistant Art Director
Noemi Hampel
Sound Editor
Uve Haussig
Sound Engineer
Carsten Richter
Foley Artist
Arshad Mahmood
Original Music Composer
Madan Gopal Singh
Original Music Composer
Ellen Teschendorf
Location Manager
Farah Shereen
Continuity
Axel Berger
Gaffer
Frank Herzog
Art Direction
