Bhisham Sahni

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.

Bhisham Sahni
Born(1915-08-08)8 August 1915
Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died11 July 2003(2003-07-11) (aged 87)
Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Writer
  • playwright
  • actor
NationalityIndian
Period1955–2003
Political partyCommunist Party of India
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