Tamas (तमस) 36 years old

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.

Credits

Amrish Puri

Sardar Teja Singh

Om Puri

Nathu

Saeed Jaffrey

Karim Khan

Veerendra Saxena

Jamail

Nafisa Ali

Liza

Surekha Sikri

Rajo

Cast

Name	Character
Amrish Puri He was 55 , 72 years old when he died	as Sardar Teja Singh
Om Puri He was 37 , 66 years old when he died	as Nathu
Saeed Jaffrey He was 59 , 86 years old when he died	as Karim Khan
Veerendra Saxena He was 27 , now 63 years old	as Jamail
Nafisa Ali She was 31 , now 67 years old	as Liza
Surekha Sikri She was 42 , now 79 years old	as Rajo
Pankaj Kapur He was 33 , now 69 years old	as Thekedar
K.K. Raina He was 35 , now 71 years old	as Mirdad
Harish Patel He was 38 , now 74 years old	as Karada
Dina Pathak She was 65 , 80 years old when she died	as Banto
A.K. Hangal He was 70 , 95 years old when he died	as Bakshiji
Uttara Baokar	as Jasbir
Barry John He was 43 , now 79 years old	as Richard
Deepa Sahi She was 25 , now 61 years old	as Kammo
Akash Khurana	as Dr Kapoor
Manohar Singh He was 50 , 64 years old when he died	as Hayat Baksh
Iftekhar He was 67 , 75 years old when he died	as Ehsan Ali
Pinchoo Kapoor He was 61 , 62 years old when he died	as Dilawar
Bhisham Sahni He was 72 , 87 years old when he died	as Harnam Singh

Crew

Name	Job title
Bhisham Sahni Writing He was 72 , 87 years old when he died	Screenplay
Govind Nihalani Crew He was 47 , now 83 years old	Cinematography
Govind Nihalani Directing He was 47 , now 83 years old	Director
Govind Nihalani Writing He was 47 , now 83 years old	Screenplay
Vanraj Bhatia Sound He was 60 , now 96 years old	Music
Sutanu Gupta Editing	Editor
Ashok Banthia Directing	Assistant Director

Tamas (36 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1988-01-09
Runtime: [50] minutes
Number of Episodes: 6