The Nusseibeh boast of a 1,300 year presence in Jerusalem, being descended from Ubayda ibn as-Samit, the brother of Nusaybah bint Ka'ab, a female warrior from the Banu Khazraj of Arabia, and one of the four women leaders of the 14 tribes of early Islam.
Ibn Khaldun | Ibn Battuta | Husayn ibn Ali | Hasan ibn Ali | Ibn Hisham | Jābir ibn Hayyān | Ibn Ezra | Abraham ibn Ezra | Tariq ibn Ziyad | Ibn Battuta Mall | Ibn Arabi | Solomon ibn Gabirol | Ibn Saud | Ibn Hawqal | Ibn Ezra (disambiguation) | Abu Sufyan ibn Harb | Yusuf ibn Tashfin | Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur | Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari | Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University | Ibn Khordadbeh | Ibn Abi Zar | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik | Amrus ibn Yusuf | Akhnas ibn Shariq | Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak | Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa | Zayyan ibn Mardanish | Ubayda ibn as-Samit | Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik |
The tomb of Baba Samit near Sabirabad, Azerbaijan is still revered by population, however as a result of Soviet-era neglect, both research of Sufi tariqats and knowledge of their traditions are weak to non-existent.
The film tracks the lives of two modern-day married couples — Samit (Irrfan Khan) and Mita (Soha Ali Khan); Rishi (Rahul Bose) and Simi (Konkona Sen Sharma) — caught in web of boredom, loss of love and temptation.
Long Beach Studios is managed by Jay Samit, a former Sony and Universal executive and Jack O'Halloran, a former boxer and character actor.