Ardh Satya

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Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.

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Ardh Satya canonical 14
"Ardh Satya" poem recited in the film 1

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instanceOf Hindi-language film ⓘ
crime drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awarded Filmfare Best Director ⓘ
linked to: Filmfare Award

Filmfare Best Film (Critics) ⓘ
linked to: Filmfare Award

Filmfare Best Story ⓘ
linked to: Filmfare Award

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
awardRecipient Best Director Govind Nihalani ⓘ
awardRecipient Best Story Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ
awardRecipient Best Supporting Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar ⓘ
basedOn short story "Surya" by D.A. Panvalkar ⓘ
cinematographyBy Govind Nihalani ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
countryOfRelease India ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
director Govind Nihalani ⓘ
distributor NFDC ⓘ
editedBy Renu Saluja ⓘ
filmIndustry Bollywood ⓘ
linked to: Bollywood cinema
genre crime film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
police film ⓘ
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD ⓘ
streaming platforms ⓘ
hasPoem "Ardh Satya" poem recited in the film ⓘ
linked to: Ardh Satya
influenced later Indian cop films ⓘ
leadActorForCharacter Anant Velankar Om Puri ⓘ
leadCharacter Sub-inspector Anant Velankar ⓘ
mainTheme moral conflict ⓘ
police corruption ⓘ
musicBy Bhaskar Chandavarkar ⓘ
originalLanguage Hindi ⓘ
poemAuthor Dilip Chitre ⓘ
portrays Indian police system ⓘ
politician–criminal nexus ⓘ
psychological impact of violence ⓘ
producer Govind Nihalani ⓘ
recognizedAs landmark of Indian parallel cinema ⓘ
recognizedFor gritty portrayal of urban crime ⓘ
realistic depiction of police life ⓘ
releaseDecade 1980s ⓘ
releaseYear 1983 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 130 ⓘ
setting Mumbai ⓘ
starring Amrish Puri ⓘ
Om Puri ⓘ
Sadashiv Amrapurkar ⓘ
Smita Patil ⓘ
writer Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ

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Vijay Tendulkar → screenwriterOf → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Ardh Satya → hasPoem → "Ardh Satya" poem recited in the film ⓘ
linked to: Ardh Satya
Om Puri → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Naseeruddin Shah → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Sadashiv Amrapurkar → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Art cinema (India) → notableFilm → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Govind Nihalani → directed → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Govind Nihalani → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Mohan Agashe → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
Om Puri → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
subject linked to: Om Rajesh Puri
Shafi Inamdar → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ
K. K. Mahajan → notableWork → Ardh Satya ⓘ