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Tamas

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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Tamas

January 9, 1988
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Cast (20)

Iftekhar
Ehsan Ali
Amrish Puri
Sardar Teja Singh
Surendra Pal
Shah Nawaz
A.K. Hangal
Bakshiji
Manohar Singh
Hayat Baksh
Saeed Jaffrey
Karim Khan
K.K. Raina
Mirdad
Pankaj Kapur
Thekedar
Barry John
Richard
Om Puri
Nathu
Bhisham Sahni
Harnam Singh
Akash Khurana
Dr Kapoor

Crew (10)

Directing

Ashok Banthia
Assistant Director

Writing

Bhisham Sahni
Screenplay
Govind Nihalani
Screenplay

Production

Sound

Art

Nitish Roy
Production Design

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Costume & Make-Up

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Crew

Govind Nihalani
Cinematography

Editing

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