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Om Puri
Sub-inspector Anant Velankar
Smita Patil
Jyotsna Gokhale
Amrish Puri
Faujdar Velankar
Shafi Inamdar
Inspector Hyder Ali
Achyut Potdar
Inspector Patil
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Rama Shetty
Naseeruddin Shah
Mike Lobo
Ila Arun
Neha Vajpayee
Suresh Bhagwat
Complainant
Vijay Kashyap
Union Leader
Prabhakar Patankar
Rafique Mukadam
Madhuri Purandare
Shanta Gokhale
Leela Jariwala
Arun Kakde
Surendra Roy
Sharad Smart
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Govind Nihalani
- Screenplay & Story
- Vasant Dev, Vijay Tendulkar, Damodar Panvalkar
- Original Score
- Ajit Verman
- Original Title
- अर्ध सत्य
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Marathi, Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Production Studios
- Neo Films Associates
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Govind Nihalani
Vasant Dev, Vijay Tendulkar, Damodar Panvalkar
Ajit Verman
Govind Nihalani
Renu Saluja
Pradeep Uppoor, Manmohan Shetty
Department Leadership Roster
Govind Nihalani
Director
Vijay Tendulkar
Writer
Pradeep Uppoor
Producer
Govind Nihalani
Director of Photography
Manmohan Shetty
Producer
Renu Saluja
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Ardh Satya
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Ardh Satya about?
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.
Who directed Ardh Satya?
Ardh Satya was directed by Govind Nihalani.
Who stars in Ardh Satya?
The principal cast of Ardh Satya includes Om Puri, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Shafi Inamdar, Achyut Potdar.
When was Ardh Satya released and how long is it?
Ardh Satya was released in 1983 with a total runtime of 2h 3m.
Who composed the musical score for Ardh Satya?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Ardh Satya was composed by Ajit Verman.