Tamas

Year: 1000

Runtime: 300 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Govind Nihalani

Drama

Based on Bhisham Sahni’s novel, this epic drama unfolds in riot‑stricken North India on the eve of the 1947 Partition. Outcast Nathu is hired to kill a pig, only to discover its carcass placed before a mosque, sparking a violent mob. Overcome by guilt, he flees with his ailing mother and pregnant wife, abandoning the town.

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