Tamas
An unforgettable saga of partition
Not Rated
Drama
Starring: Om Puri, Deepa Sahi, Uttara Baokar, Amrish Puri, A.K. Hangal
Writer: Sutanu Gupta
Release Date:
January 9, 1988
January 9, 1988
Ratings:
10.0 / 10
10.0 / 10
Creator:
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani
Networks:
Overview
Based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, Tamas is an epic drama set against the backdrop of riot-stricken North India on the eve of Partition in 1947. Nathu, an outcast, is hired to kill a pig, whose carcass he’s later appalled to find in front of the mosque. A riot follows and, ridden with guilt, Nathu takes his ailing mother and pregnant wife and leaves town.
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