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Bhisham Sahni

Name in Native Language: "भीष्म साहनी" (Hindi/HI)
Actor / Playwright / Screenwriter / Writer | * 08/08/1915 († 87, 07/11/2003) | Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas ("Darkness, Ignorance"), a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998, and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002. He was the younger brother of the noted Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama

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An old couple, Mohan Joshi and his wife, sues their landlord for not maintaining their 'collapsing' apartment building. For this, they hire two cunning lawyers. The court case drags on for years and t ...

Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!

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1984 | 2h 10min
Drama
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After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher. ...

Little Buddha

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1993 | 3.2/5 | 2h 20min
Drama, History
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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 carc ...

Tamas

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1988 | 5.0/5 | 50min per episode
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Awards & Nominations for Bhisham Sahni

Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi Padma Bhushan Lotus Prize for Literature

Movies with Bhisham Sahni as Actor(2)

as Iqbal Ahmed Khan2002 Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
as Mohan Joshi1984 Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!

TV Shows/Series with Bhisham Sahni as Actor(1)

as Harnam Singh1988 Tamas

TV Shows/Series with Bhisham Sahni as Crew(1)

Writing/Screenplay1988 Tamas

Citizenship: India
Born: Sunday, 08/08 1915 (August) in Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Died: Friday, 07/11 2003 (July) in Delhi (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Employer: University of Delhi
Siblings: Balraj Sahni
Bhisham Sahni frequently works together with these people:
Govind Nihalani (3x, Crew)
Saeed Akhtar Mirza (3x, Crew)
Pankaj Kapur (2x, Actor)
Satish Shah (2x, Actor)
Aparna Sen (2x, Actress)
Naseeruddin Shah (1x, Actor)
Vijaya Subramanium (1x, Cast)
Ashutosh Thakur (1x, Cast)
Amjad Khan (1x, Actor)
A.V. Iyenger (1x, Cast)
Esha Chauhan (1x, Cast)
Rabiranjan Maitra (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:798482, Added: 11/07/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024