1 Season
6 Episode
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.
- Year: 1988
- Country: India
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: DD National
- Keyword: based on novel or book, miniseries, partition
- Director: Govind Nihalani
- Cast: Om Puri, Deepa Sahi, Uttara Baokar, Amrish Puri, A.K. Hangal, Iftekhar