Tamas

An unforgettable saga of partition

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.

Om Puri

Nathu

Deepa Sahi

Kammo

Uttara Baokar

Jasbir

Amrish Puri

Sardar Teja Singh

A.K. Hangal

Bakshiji

Iftekhar

Ehsan Ali

Manohar Singh

Hayat Baksh

Saeed Jaffrey

Karim Khan

Bhisham Sahni

Harnam Singh

Dina Pathak

Banto

K.K. Raina

Mirdad

Surekha Sikri

Rajo

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