Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
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.
Cast: Om Puri, Deepa Sahi, Uttara Baokar, Amrish Puri, A.K. Hangal, Iftekhar, Manohar Singh, Saeed Jaffrey, Bhisham Sahni, Dina Pathak, K.K. Raina, Surekha Sikri, Pankaj Kapur, Surendra Pal, Veerendra Saxena, Pinchoo Kapoor, Akash Khurana, Harish Patel, Nafisa Ali, Barry John
Writers: Govind Nihalani (Screenplay), Bhisham Sahni (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Govind Nihalani
Production Designer: Nitish Roy
Editor: Sutanu Gupta
Composer: Vanraj Bhatia
Direction team: Ashok Banthia (Assistant Director)
Producers: Lalit M. Bijlani, Freni M. Variava
Production: Blaze Film Enterprises
Network: DD National
