In Part-IV of our conversation cinematographer, director and producer Govind Nihalani talks about his teleseries Tamas and the films he made during the 1990s, especially Thakshak.

We pick up our narrative thread from Part-III, where Mr. Nihalani spoke about the genesis of Parallel and Middle Cinema. In this episode he discusses the transition in the late 1980 and early 1990s from cinema to TV. According to some critics Mr. Nihalani's best body of work is Tamas. But, making Tamas was not an easy task and was fraught with challenges.

After Tamas, he made some more teleseries and switched back to making movies. He discusses the storyline of Thakshak that starred Ajay Devgan, Rahul Bose and Tabu. Find out what he has to say about Thakshak. While making Thakshak he was involved in Jaya Bachchan's comeback film Haazar Chaurasi Ki Maa.

Mr. Nihalani is a well-known cinematographer, director and producer. Mr. Nihalani has an impressive list of films (feature and TV) to his credentials right from Ankur and Gandhi to Tamas to Thakshak.

Mr. Nihalani grew up in Udaipur, Rajasthan, and after completing his high school enrolled in a film school in Bangalore about 45 years ago. Films left a deep impact on him when he was growing up in Udaipur. He was allowed to see only mythological films and the dramatic story-lines of these films had him captivated. The rest, as they say, is history.

Mr. Nihalani currently lives and works in Mumbai.

Mr.Nihalani's Filmography: (This is a brief list.)

Ankur, Ardh Sathya, Aakrosh, Gandhi, Junoon, Thakshak, Dev, Haazar Chaurasi Ki Maa,

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