Synopsis
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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Cast
- Om PuriNathu
- Deepa SahiKammo
- Uttara BaokarJasbir
- Amrish PuriSardar Teja Singh
- A.K. HangalBakshiji
- IftekharEhsan Ali
- Manohar SinghHayat Baksh
- Saeed JaffreyKarim Khan
- Bhisham SahniHarnam Singh
- Dina PathakBanto
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