Tamas
"An unforgettable saga of partition"
Details
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.
- Genres: Drama
- Language: Hindi
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Om Puri , Deepa Sahi , Uttara Baokar , Amrish Puri , A.K. Hangal , Iftekhar , Manohar Singh , Saeed Jaffrey
- Creator: Govind Nihalani
- Producer: Lalit M. Bijlani, Freni M. Variava, Govind Nihalani
