Qissa (किस्सा)
Origin: Arabic
Qissa is an Urdu word, it means “tale, fable, romance, quarrel, dispute” in English, while in Hindi it’s called as “kahaani/कहानी, kalpit kahaani/कल्पित कहानी, prem leela/प्रेम लीला, vivaad/विवाद, matbhed/मतभेद.”