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- ↑ "A menace, a message".
- ↑ "6 lives, six stories, one film 'Qissa Panjab'".
- ↑ "Star cast of 'Qissa Punjab' visits city".
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- ↑ "Tale of Today's Youth - Qissa Panjab".
- ↑ "The story of a lost glory - Qissa Panjab".
- ↑ "Qissa Panjab trailer getting huge response from masses".
- ↑ "Qissa Panjab". The Times of India. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Defining the moment".
- ↑ Qissa Panjab at IMDb
- ↑ Amrat Sandhu at IMDb
- ↑ "'Jinde meriye' from 'Qissa Panjab': Nooran sisters create magic".
- ↑ "Qissa worth recalling".
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