| Ardh Satya | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Govind Nihalani |
| Written by | Vasant Dev (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Story by | S. D. Panvalkar |
| Based on | Surya by S. D. Panvalkar |
| Produced by | Manmohan Shetty Pradeep Uppoor |
| Starring | Om Puri Smita Patil Amrish Puri Shafi Inamdar Naseeruddin Shah Sadashiv Amrapurkar |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Ajit Verman |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹15 lakh[1] |
Ardh Satya (lit. ' Half truth') is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani and screenplay by Vijay Tendulkar. The film was based on the short story, 'Surya', by S. D. Panvalkar, and featured dialogues by Vasant Dev.[2]
In this acclaimed cop-drama, Anant Velankar, played by Om Puri, is a policeman struggling with the evils around him and with his own frailties. The film also stars Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and features a theme poem by the Marathi writer Dilip Chitre. The title of the film came from a poem written by Dilip Chitre.[3]
- ^ Sethi, Sunil (30 June 1983). "New films promise to usher in major change in traditional commercial Hindi film formula". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
Ardh Satya, which cost about Rs 15 lakh, has been financed by a consortium of four producers, two of them processing laboratory owners, one a garment trader and the fourth an industrialist who came together to pool in resources.
- ^ "Ardh Satya at lib.virginia.edu". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007.
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