Tamas (1988)

01/09/1988 (IN) • 50m

Drama

An unforgettable saga of partition

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.

Top Billed Cast

Om Puri

Nathu

6 Episodes

Deepa Sahi

Kammo

6 Episodes

Uttara Baokar

Jasbir

6 Episodes

Amrish Puri

Sardar Teja Singh

6 Episodes

A.K. Hangal

Bakshiji

6 Episodes

Iftekhar

Ehsan Ali

6 Episodes

Manohar Singh

Hayat Baksh

6 Episodes

Saeed Jaffrey

Karim Khan

6 Episodes

Bhisham Sahni

Harnam Singh

6 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1988 | 6 Episodes

Season 1 of Tamas premiered on January 9, 1988.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

Hindi

Keywords

based on novel or book

miniseries

partition

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