Tamas
8.9
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 9, 1988
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 16, 1988
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jan 23, 1988
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jan 30, 1988
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 6, 1988
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Feb 13, 1988
Episode 6 Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
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“An unforgettable saga of partition”
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
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Om Puri
Nathu
Known for
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Deepa Sahi
Kammo
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Sardar Teja Singh
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Bakshiji
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Paheli
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Ehsan Ali
Known for
Don
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Manohar Singh
Hayat Baksh
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Party
Lamhe
Saeed Jaffrey
Karim Khan
Known for
The Man Who Would Be King
Gandhi
Bhisham Sahni
Harnam Singh
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Dina Pathak
Banto
Known for
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K.K. Raina
Mirdad
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Surekha Sikri
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Badhaai Ho
Govind Nihalani Creator · Vanraj Bhatia Composer Sutanu Gupta Editor
Total runtime 5h 0m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
January 9, 1988
Final episode
February 13, 1988
Status
Ended
Network
DD National
Country
India
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
5h 0m
Original language
Hindi
Production
Blaze Film Enterprises
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original title
तमस
Spoken on screen
Hindi
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