Arth (film)

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Arth
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Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Produced by	Kuljit Pal
Written by	Mahesh Bhatt Sujit Sen (screenplay)
Starring	Shabana Azmi Kulbhushan Kharbanda Smita Patil Raj Kiran Rohini Hattangadi
Music by	Chitra Singh Jagjit Singh
Cinematography	Pravin Bhatt
Editing by	Keshav Hirani
Release date(s)	3 December 1982
Running time	138 min
Language	Hindi
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Arth (Hindi: अर्थ, in English: The Meaning) is a 1982 film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Pooja (Shabana Azmi)

Pooja (Shabana Azmi), who grew up as an orphan girl, becomes insecure when she finds out that she and her husband, Inder (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), have to leave the apartment they rent. The twist that occurred when Inder gives her the keys of a new house proves to be double-edged, when it is revealed that he is in love with another woman, Kavita (Smita Patil), with whom he earned the money (in the film industry) for the new apartment. While previously giving advices to her maid (Rohini Hattangadi) cheated by her husband, now Pooja becomes herself involved in a similar situation. When Inder deserts Pooja for Kavita, she chooses to leave the apartment for a women hostel only with 2000 rupees that she had when she got married. She is helped by Raj (Raj Kiran) to surpass the difficulties of a life as a single person, to find a job and to rely morally on herself. As some time passes, the mental instability of Kavita deepens her fears of insecurity, even after Inder requests Pooja to sign the divorce papers. After the insistence of Kavita's mother (Dina Pathak) and of her personal doctor (Om Shivpuri), Pooja personally assures Kavita that she is not interested anymore in Inder. However, the attitude of Pooja only convices Kavita that she did a bad thing breaking a marriage and thus, to escape from her feeling of guilt and insecurity, she breaks the relation with Inder. The latter tries to revive the relation with Pooja, but he is rejected.

[edit] Cast

Kavita (Smita Patil), Pooja (Shabana Azmi) and Inder (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) (l-r)

Shabana Azmi... Mrs. Pooja Inder Malhotra
Kulbhushan Kharbanda... Inder Malhotra
Smita Patil... Kavita Sanyal
Rohini Hattangadi... Pooja's maid
Raj Kiran... Raj
Dina Pathak... Kavita's mother
Om Shivpuri... Kavita's doctor
Mazhar Khan .... Harish

[edit] Trivia

Kavita (Smita Patil) and Inder (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) (l-r)

This film is based on the relationship between Mahesh Bhatt and Parveen Babi.
It is one of the 25 Must See Bollywood Movies as compiled by Indiatimes Movies ^[1].