A film-maker who is having an extra-marital affair with an actress decides to leave his wife. Arth is the story of this women's search for her identity.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Shabana Azmi | ... |
Pooja
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| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... |
Inder Malhotra
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| Smita Patil | ... |
Kavita Sanyal
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| Raj Kiran | ... |
Raj
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Shehzad Askari |
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| Gulshan Grover | ... |
Gulshan
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| Rohini Hattangadi | ... |
Pooja's Maid
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| Geeta Kak | ... |
Aparna
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| Siddharth Kak | ... |
Anil
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| Mazhar Khan | ... |
Harish
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| Dina Pathak | ... |
Kavita's Mother
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| Purnima | ... |
Hostel Principal
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| Shammi | ... |
Mrs. Bhalla
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| Om Shivpuri | ... |
Dr. Puri
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| Dalip Tahil | ... |
Dalip
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| Chand Usmani | ... |
School Adminstrator
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| Kiran Vairale | ... |
Pooja's Hostel Room-Mate
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Directed by
| Mahesh Bhatt | ||
Written by
| Mahesh Bhatt | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Sujit Sen | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Kuljit Pal | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chitra Singh | ||
| Jagjit Singh | ||
Cinematography by
| Pravin Bhatt | ||
Editing by
| Keshav Hirani | ||
Editorial Department
| A.R. Bhate | ... | color consultant |
Art Direction by
| Madhukar S. Shinde | ... | (as Madhukar Shinde) |
Costume Design by
| Manya Patil Seth | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound (as Hitendra Gosh) |
| Indrajit Neogi | ... | assistant sound recordist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Kaifi Azmi | ... | lyricist |
| Chitra Singh | ... | playback singer |
| Jagjit Singh | ... | playback singer: "Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar", "Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye", "Tere Khushboo Mein Base Khat", "Too Nahin To Zindagi Mein Aur Kya Reha Jayega" and "Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho" |
Additional Crew
| Rita Pal | ... | presenter |
| Vinod Sodha | ... | production advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Goldmines Telefilms (India) (video)
- MX Player (India) (video) (VOD)
- Sky Entertainment
- Sky Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Regarding her role in Arth,Rohini Hattangadi stated "Arth was towards the beginning, immediately after Gandhi. I never knew who Mahesh Bhatt was, or anything about the Hindi film industry. Only Kiran Vairale I knew from theatre and she said, 'Mahesh is looking for you and I will give you his address and you should go and meet him.' Shabana (Azmi) sent me a message: 'Don't say no to him, it's a good role.' So I went and met him and it was the maid's role which I think I liked actually. I liked the whole soul of that character because- they are so near to our lives, such characters. I remember my maid when I was a child. She was not formally educated. Her daughter was two years younger to me, she was studying in the same school as mine. So my mother used to keep my clothes, my school books, my uniformsthat I had outgrown. She used to keep those and pass them to her. Then afterwards I came to know, when I left Pune for the National School of Drama (NSD), that my maid's daughter, she went on to do the Montessori course and she was teaching in Montessori. So she had achieved something being a maid's daughter. So I had that in mind. And when I got to do this role, I immediately related to that.". See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho... See more » |
| Quotes |
Pooja:
Had I done all that you have done to me and returned in the same manner, would you have accepted me back? See more » |