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| Born | 8 August 1915 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 11 July 2003 (aged 87) Delhi, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1955–2003 |
| Relatives | Balraj Sahni (brother) Parikshit Sahni (nephew) Anand–Sahni family |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel Tamas ("Darkness"/'Ignorance") and the television screenplay adaptation of the same name, a powerful and passionate account of the partition of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998,[1] and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002. He was the younger brother of the noted Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.