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Ardh Satya

  • 1983
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
2.5K
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Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Shafi Inamdar, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, and Om Puri in Ardh Satya (1983)
HindiCrimeDrama

A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.

  • Director
    • Govind Nihalani
  • Writers
    • Dilip Chitre
    • Vasant Dev
    • D.A. Panvalkar
  • Stars
    • Om Puri
    • Smita Patil
    • Amrish Puri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Govind Nihalani
    • Writers
      • Dilip Chitre
      • Vasant Dev
      • D.A. Panvalkar
    • Stars
      • Om Puri
      • Smita Patil
      • Amrish Puri
    • 26User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast45

    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Sub-Inspector Anant Velankar
    Smita Patil
    Smita Patil
    • Jyotsna Gokhale
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Faujdar Velankar
    Shafi Inamdar
    Shafi Inamdar
    • Inspector Hyder Ali
    Achyut Potdar
    Achyut Potdar
    • Inspector Patil
    Sadashiv Amrapurkar
    Sadashiv Amrapurkar
    • Rama Shetty
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Mike Lobo
    Prabhakar Patankar
    Rafique Mukadam
    Madhuri Purandare
    Shanta Gokhale
    Ila Arun
    Ila Arun
    • Neha Vajpayee
    Leela Jariwala
    Arun Kakde
    Suresh Bhagwat
    Suresh Bhagwat
    • Complainant
    Surendra Roy
    Sharad Smart
      Vijay Kashyap
      Vijay Kashyap
      • Union Leader
      • Director
        • Govind Nihalani
      • Writers
        • Dilip Chitre
        • Vasant Dev
        • D.A. Panvalkar
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews26

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      Reviewers say 'Ardh Satya' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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      • Trivia
        Rajkumar Santoshi was an assistant director in this film, after about 6 years later, Rajkumar Santoshi got a break to direct Ghayal.

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      Details

      • Release date
        • November 18, 1983 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • Полуправда
      • Filming locations
        • Rajkamal Studios, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Neo Films
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 2h 10m(130 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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