Drama ·History · India · 1988 · 4h 58m

Tamas

तमस

Tamas poster
Director
Govind Nihalani
Cast
Om Puri as Nathu Uttara Baokar as Jasbir Pankaj Kapur as Thekedaar Dina Pathak as Banto A.K. Hangal as Bakshi Ji Amrish Puri as Sardar Teja Singh
Crew
Bhisham Sahni — Writer
Tagline

An unforgattable Saga of Partition

Synopsis

Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the film deals with the plight of emigrant Sikh and Hindu families to India as a consequence of the partition.

Trailer Tamas — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
identityinjusticepartitionviolencecommunalism
Key Collaborators
Govind Nihalani Director Bhisham Sahni Writer
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