Tamas (film)
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Tamas (lit. Darkness) is a 1988 period television film written and directed by Govind Nihalani. It is based on the Hindi novel of the same name by Bhisham Sahni (1974), which won the author the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975. Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the film deals with the plight of emigrant Sikh and Hindu families to India as a consequence of the partition. It was first shown on India's national broadcaster Doordarshan as a mini-series and later as a one-off four-hour-long feature film. At the 35th National Film Awards, it won three awards including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. In August 2013, it was shown on History TV18 as a series.
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Directed by | Govind Nihalani |
Screenplay by | Govind Nihalani |
Based on | Tamas by Bhisham Sahni |
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Narrated by | Bhisham Sahni |
Cinematography | V. K. Murthy Govind Nihalani |
Edited by | Sutanu Gupta |
Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
Distributed by | Blaze Entertainment Pvt Ltd |
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Running time | 298 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |