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.
Cast
- Om Puri as Nathu
- Deepa Sahi as Kammo
- Uttara Baokar as Jasbir
- Amrish Puri as Sardar Teja Singh
- A.K. Hangal as Bakshiji
- Iftekhar as Ehsan Ali
- Manohar Singh as Hayat Baksh
- Saeed Jaffrey as Karim Khan
- Bhisham Sahni as Harnam Singh
- Dina Pathak as Banto