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Darkness (1988– )
TV Series | 297 min | Drama

Darkness (1988– )

TV Series | 297 min | Drama

This TV miniseries ("Darkness" in English) became famous in India in the mid/late 80s for its realistic depiction of the partition of the Indian subcontinent. In 1947, the sub-continent became India, East (now Bangladesh), and West ...See moreThis TV miniseries ("Darkness" in English) became famous in India in the mid/late 80s for its realistic depiction of the partition of the Indian subcontinent. In 1947, the sub-continent became India, East (now Bangladesh), and West Pakistan (today's Pakistan). The series pretended to keep memories and truths about the partition alive, at a time when many Indians and Pakistanis seemed to be forgetting this historical tragedy. The miniseries became a landmark 297-minute, 35mm film, now shown mostly at Indian Film Festivals. The film is based on the book by Bhisham Sahni, himself a refugee to India from West Punjab, now in Pakistan. Thus fittingly, this epic looks at Partition from an Indian Punjabi perspective, as the fate of Sikh and Hindu families in West Punjab is emphasized. The first part also underscores the Muslim viewpoint: the provocations they suffered from Sikhs and especially Hindus, and their ultimate supremacy in West Punjab, which became the heart of Pakistan. The "Darkness" of those times of religious intolerance and civil war highlights two stories of refugee families, one Sikh and the other Hindu. These victims of hate and their Muslim counterparts had, until 1947, been brothers and co-existed for over a thousand years throughout the Indian subcontinent. With "modern freedom", the lands of this once "one people" was partitioned into Muslim and Hindu republics. Non-Muslim religious groups, however (Sikhs, Christians, and many Muslims - as many as in Pakistan), migrated to the new India. Pakistan became, "de facto", exclusively Muslim. Written by ElianaM See less

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16 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Pankaj Kapur Thekedar Thekedar See fewer	1	Maqbool (2003)
Deepa Sahi Karmo Karmo See fewer	1	Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)
Amrish Puri Sardar Sahab Sardar Sahab See fewer	1	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Bhisham Sahni Harnam Singh Harnam Singh See fewer	1	Tamas (1988)
Om Puri Nathu Nathu See fewer		The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
A.K. Hangal Actor Actor See fewer		Sholay (1975)
Manohar Singh Actor Actor See fewer		New Delhi Times (1986)
Dina Pathak Actress Actress See fewer		Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)
Saeed Jaffrey Actor Actor See fewer		The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Iftekhar Ehsan Ali (1998) Ehsan Ali (1998) See fewer		Don (1978)
Surendra Pal Shah Nawaz (1998) Shah Nawaz (1998) See fewer		Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Surekha Sikri Rajo (1998) Rajo (1998) See fewer		Badhaai Ho (2018)
K.K. Raina Mirdad (1998) Mirdad (1998) See fewer		China Gate (1998)
Uttara Baokar Jasbir (1998) Jasbir (1998) See fewer		Suddenly, One Day (1989)
Riju Bajaj Ranveer (1998) Ranveer (1998) See fewer		RIP (II)
Veerendra Saxena Jernail Singh Jernail Singh See fewer		Super 30 (2019)