Plot
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