Tamas
An unforgettable saga of partition
Air Date: 1/9/1988
Imdb: tt0247896
Popularity: 8.438
Vote: 10/10 (1)
Last Aired: 2/13/1988 12:00:00AM
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Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 - Info
Networks: DD National

Overview: 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.