Tamas

Original title: तमस

“An unforgettable saga of partition”

• 1988
• •
• Ended

• Drama

★ 9.5 TMDB Rating · 2 votes

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.

Created by

Govind Nihalani

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Episode length

~50m

First aired

Jan 9, 1988

Networks

DD National

Original language

Hindi

Origin

India