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19 August 1983 (India) moreAwards:
7 wins moreUser Comments:
Tries hard to rise above the poem moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Om Puri | ... | Sub-inspector Anant Velankar | |
| Smita Patil | ... | Jyotsna Gokhale | |
| Amrish Puri | ... | Anant's Father | |
| Shafi Inamdar | ... | Inspector Hyder Ali | |
| Achyut Potdar | ... | Inspector Patil | |
| Sadashiv Amrapurkar | ... | Rama Shetty | |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Mike Lobo | |
| Prabhakar Patankar | |||
| Rafique Mukadam | |||
| Madhuri Purandare | |||
| Shanta Gokhale | |||
| Ila Arun | |||
| Leela Jariwala | |||
| Arun Kakde | |||
| Suresh Bhagwat |
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The entire film was shot as per the script written by Vijay Tendulkar. But during the climax, Govind Nihalani somehow had a different vision than the writer. But Vijay Tendulkar was too senior a person and Govind Nihalani did not want to let him down. So Govind Nihalani shot two ends for the film - one that was written by Vijay Tendulkar in the script and other that was his own vision. He showed both versions to the writer and finally Vijay Tendulkar gave Govind Nihalani consent to retain his own ending. moreFAQ
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Any story comprises a premise, characters and conflict. Characters plotting their own play promises triumph, and a militant character readily lends oneself to this. Ardh Satya's premise is summarized by the poem of the same name scripted by Dilip Chitre. The line goes - "ek palde mein napunsaktha, doosre palde mein paurush, aur teek tarazu ke kaante par, ardh satya ?". A rough translation - "The delicate balance of right & wrong ( commonly seen on the busts of blind justice in the courts ) has powerlessness on one plate and prowess on another. Is the needle on the center a half-truth ? "
The poem is recited midway in the film by Smita Patil to Om Puri at a resturant. It makes a deep impact on the protagonist & lays the foundation for much of the later events that follow. At the end of the film, Om Puri ends up in exactly the same situation described so aptly in the poem.
The film tries mighty hard to do a one-up on the poem. However, Chitre's words are too powerful, and at best, the film matches up to the poem in every aspect.