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 4
"Ardh Satya" poem recited in the film 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindi-language film
crime drama film
film
awarded Filmfare Award
surface form: Filmfare Best Director

Filmfare Award
surface form: Filmfare Best Film (Critics)

Filmfare Award
surface form: Filmfare Best Story

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 National Film Development Corporation of India
surface form: NFDC
editedBy Renu Saluja
filmIndustry Bollywood cinema
surface form: Bollywood
genre crime film
drama film
police film
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
streaming platforms
hasPoem Ardh Satya self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Ardh Satya" poem recited in the film
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 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "Ardh Satya" poem recited in the film
Om Puri notableWork Ardh Satya
Naseeruddin Shah notableWork Ardh Satya