Tamas (film)

Tamas (film)

Infobox Film
name = Tamas


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director = Govind Nihalani
producer = Govind Nihalani
writer = Bhisham Sahni (Story & Screenplay)
story =
dialogue =
starring = Om Puri
Bhisham Sahni
Deepa Sahi
music = Vanraj Bhatia
lyrics =
cinematography = Govind Nihalani
editing =
distributor =
released = 1987
runtime = 297 min
country = IND
language = Hindi
imdb_id = 0247896

"Tamas" (Translation - "Darkness") (1987) is a controversial and highly acclaimed television film directed by Govind Nihalani based on classic Hindi novel by Bhisham Sahni (1974), which had won the author, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975.

The film is about the exodus of a Sikh and Hindu family to India, in the backdrop of riot striken Pakistan, at the time of Partition of India in 1947. It shows a gruesome side of politics, and the compassionate side of humanity that survives any carnage. [ [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jul/12bhishm.htm Govind Nihalani Speak on Tamas] ] [ [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1038264,00.html The Guardian , Tuesday September 9, 2003] ] .

The film was first shown on India's national broadcaster Doordarshan as a mini series and later as one-off 4-hour long feature film.

The film also won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1988, for Vanraj Bhatia.

Cast

* Naseeruddin Shah
* Om Puri
* Amrish Puri
* Deepa Sahi
* Dina Pathak
* Bhisham Sahni
* A.K. Hangal
* Saeed Jaffrey

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