Ardh Satya (lit. ' Half truth') is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani stars Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The film was based on the short story, 'Surya', by S. D. Panvalkar, and featured dialogues by Vasant Dev.

Plot : A young policeman, forced to join the services by his father, is caught between his own ideals and the stark reality of widespread corruption in the police force and its strong nexus with politics.

Cast :

Om Puri as Sub-Inspector Anant Velankar
Smita Patil as Jyotsna Gokhale
Amrish Puri as Police Constable Velankar, Anant's father
Madhuri Purandare as Anant's mother
Naseeruddin Shah as Suspended cop Mike Lobo
Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Rama Shetty
Shafi Inamdar as Police Inspector Hyder Ali
Ila Arun as Sneha Vajpayee
Satish Shah as Dacoit

Director : Govind Nihalani
Music : Ajit Verman

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