Govind Nihalani
Director
Tamas (1988)
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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: mdblist.bollywood, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.partition, imdb.sikh, imdb.partition, imdb.religious-intolerance + 2 more, imdb.civil-war, imdb.hindu-temple
Production Companies: Blaze Film Enterprises
Network: DD National
Miniseries
6 episodes
Network: DD National
Runtime: 50 min.
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Jan. 8, 1988
Last Air Date: Feb. 13, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 10+