Tamas
An unforgettable saga of partition
Premiered: Jan 09, 1988 | 1 seasons | 6 episodes
Popularity: 3
| Creator: | Govind Nihalani |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Amrish Puri | Sardar Teja Singh | 6 |
| Saeed Jaffrey | Karim Khan | 6 |
| Om Puri | Nathu | 6 |
| Dina Pathak | Banto | 6 |
| Harish Patel | Karada | 6 |
| Pankaj Kapur | Thekedar | 6 |
| Pinchoo Kapoor | Dilawar | 6 |
| Veerendra Saxena | Jamail | 6 |
| Akash Khurana | Dr Kapoor | 6 |
| Nafisa Ali | Liza | 6 |
| Surendra Pal | Shah Nawaz | 6 |
| Surekha Sikri | Rajo | 6 |
| Uttara Baokar | Jasbir | 6 |
| Iftekhar | Ehsan Ali | 6 |