Tamas (film)

Tamas
Directed by Govind Nihalani
Produced by Govind Nihalani
Written by Bhisham Sahni (Story & Screenplay)
Starring Om Puri
Bhisham Sahni
Deepa Sahi
Music by Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography

Govind Nihalani

V.K.Murthy
Release date(s) 1987
Running time 297 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Tamas (Translation - Darkness) (1987) is a controversial and highly acclaimed television film directed by Govind Nihalani, based on the classic Hindi novel of the same name written by Bhisham Sahni (1974), which won the author the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975.

The film was first shown on India's national broadcaster Doordarshan as a mini-series and later as one-off 4-hour-long feature film.

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Plot

The film is about the exodus of a Sikh and Hindu family to India, in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan, at the time of Partition of India in 1947. It shows a gruesome side of politics, and the compassionate side of humanity that survives any carnage.[1][2]

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