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Tamas - Miniseries

"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.

Top Cast

  • Om Puri

    Om Puri

    Nathu

  • Deepa Sahi

    Deepa Sahi

    Kammo

  • Uttara Baokar

    Uttara Baokar

    Jasbir

  • Amrish Puri

    Amrish Puri

    Sardar Teja Singh

  • A.K. Hangal

    A.K. Hangal

    Bakshiji

  • Iftekhar

    Iftekhar

    Ehsan Ali

  • Manohar Singh

    Manohar Singh

    Hayat Baksh

  • Saeed Jaffrey

    Saeed Jaffrey

    Karim Khan

  • Bhisham Sahni

    Bhisham Sahni

    Harnam Singh

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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