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Tamas

100 %|Jan 9, 1988|Drama

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.

Govind Nihalani
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Nitish Roy
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Sutanu Gupta
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Govind Nihalani
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Vanraj Bhatia
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Lalit M. Bijlani
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Freni M. Variava
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Govind Nihalani
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Cast

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Om Puri
Nathu
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Amrish Puri
Sardar Teja Singh
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A.K. Hangal
Bakshiji
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Iftekhar
Ehsan Ali
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Manohar Singh
Hayat Baksh
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Saeed Jaffrey
Karim Khan
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Bhisham Sahni
Harnam Singh
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Pankaj Kapur
Thekedar
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Surendra Pal
Shah Nawaz
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Akash Khurana
Dr Kapoor
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Barry John
Richard