Tamas, Govindji‘s Partition epic, was telecast on Doordarshan in six episodes in 1987.
According to Wikipedia: ‘Upon release, the film stirred a lot of controversies as it was set in the backdrop of religious violence. The Hyderabad office of Doordarshan was attacked. Nihalani received threats and was placed under police protection for eight weeks. On 21 January 1988, the Bombay high court issued a stay to prevent further screening of the series after hearing a petition from businessman Javed Siddiqui who in his plea stated that the serial “would poison the minds of the people”. Two days later, the court overruled the stay in favour of the series stating that it treated the “fundamentalists” in both communities equally. The court further added “The message is loud and clear […] directed as it is against the sickness of communalism, the extremists stand exposed when realisation dawns on both communities who ultimately unite as brothers”.’
