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Tamas

An unforgettable saga of partition

1988 1 Season 9.5Series

Drama

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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Govind Nihalani

Creator, Director, Screenplay

Bhisham Sahni

Screenplay