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{{Infobox film
| name = Arth
| image = Arth, 1982 film.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| producer = Kuljit Pal
| writer = Mahesh Bhatt
| screenplay = Mahesh Bhatt Sujit Sen
| story = Mahesh Bhatt
| starring = [[Shabana Azmi]] [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] [[Smita Patil]] [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] [[Rohini Hattangadi]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Jagjit Singh (singer)|Jagjit Singh]] [[Chitra Singh]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| editing = Keshav Hirani
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1982|||India|df=yes}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}1 crore<ref>https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/arth-5381/box-office/{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}2 crore<ref>https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/arth-5381/box-office/{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
'''''Arth''''' ({{trans|Meaning}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]] Indian [[drama film]] directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]], starring [[Shabana Azmi]] and [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] in lead roles and [[Smita Patil]], [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] and [[Rohini Hattangadi]] in supporting roles. It features a memorable soundtrack by [[Ghazal]] duo, [[Jagjit Singh (singer)|Jagjit Singh]] and [[Chitra Singh]].

The semi-autobiographical film was written by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] about his extramarital relationship with Parveen Babi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?id=3767&category=Movies&picno=4&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |title=A tribute to Parveen Babi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004213334/http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?id=3767&category=Movies&picno=4&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |date=4 October 2011 |work=[[NDTV]]|archive-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> It is one of the 25 Must See Bollywood Movies as compiled by [[Indiatimes]] Movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-8.cms |title=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033906/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-8.cms |date=15 October 2007 |archive-date=15 October 2007|work=Indiatimes Movies}} [[Indiatimes]]</ref> The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Marupadiyum]]'' (1993) by [[Balu Mahendra]]. In 2017, Pakistani actor and director [[Shaan Shahid]] released, ''[[Arth 2]]'' and Bhatt acted as a "mentor" during production.

==Synopsis==
Pooja ([[Shabana Azmi]]), who grew up as an orphan girl and always dreamt of owning a house, 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 advice 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's hostel with only {{INR}}2000 that she had when she got married. She is helped by Raj ([[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]) to surpass the difficulties of life as a single person, to find a job and to rely morally on herself. Raj and Pooja become good friends. Gradually, Kavita's mental instability deepens her fears of insecurity, even after Inder requests Pooja to sign the divorce papers.

Raj falls in love with Pooja and proposes to her. She refuses saying she is empty and cannot give him anything. Raj tries to persuade her saying that she cannot spend the rest of her life feeling miserable about the past and that she should try to find a new life for herself. Pooja promises to think about it.

Pooja's maid, whose only aim in life is to secure a good education for her daughter, has saved {{INR}}1000 towards her admission fees. She finds out that her drunk husband has stolen the money. Furious, she searches for him to find him in the arms of his lover after spending all the money. She kills him and goes to the police station and confesses her crime. Worried about her daughter, she calls Pooja who promises to take care of the daughter.

After the insistence of Kavita's mother ([[Dina Pathak]]) and her personal doctor ([[Om Shivpuri]]), Pooja personally assures Kavita that she is not interested in Inder any more. However, Pooja's attitude only convinces Kavita that breaking Pooja's marriage was a mistake. To escape from her feeling of guilt and insecurity, she breaks-up with Inder. The latter tries to revive his relation with Pooja, but is rejected.

Pooja continues to live with her maid's daughter and refuses to marry Raj saying that she has found a new meaning to life in being independent and being a mother to the child and marrying Raj will only weaken her.

==Cast==
* [[Shabana Azmi]] as Pooja Inder Malhotra
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Inder Malhotra
* [[Smita Patil]] as Kavita Sanyal
* [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]] as Raj
* [[Rohini Hattangadi]] as Pooja's maid
* [[Dina Pathak]] as Kavita's mother
* [[Om Shivpuri]] as Kavita's doctor
* [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1955)|Mazhar Khan]] as Harish
* [[Gulshan Grover]] as Gulshan
* [[Dalip Tahil]] as Dilip
* [[Gita Siddharth]] as Aparna
* [[Siddharth Kak]] as Anil
* Shammi as Mrs. Bhalla
* [[Chand Usmani]] as School Administrator
* Kiran Virale as Pooja's Hostel Room-Mate

==Crew==
*''Director'': [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
*''Producer'': Kuljit Pal
*''Story'': Mahesh Bhatt
*''Screenplay'': Mahesh Bhatt, Sujit Sen
*''Narrator'': Rita Pal
*''Cinematographer'': Pravin Bhatt
*''Art Director'': Madhukar Shinde

==Soundtrack==
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| all_music = [[Jagjit Singh]] and [[Chitra Singh]]
| title1 = Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar
| extra1 = [[Jagjit Singh]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kaifi Azmi]]
| title2 = Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye
| extra2 = Jagjit Singh
| lyrics2 = [[Kaifi Azmi]]
| title3 = Tere Khushboo Mein Base
| extra3 = Jagjit Singh
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| title4 = Too Nahin To Zindagi Mein
| extra4 = [[Chitra Singh]]
| lyrics4 = Iftikhar Imam Siddiqi
| title5 = Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe
| extra5 = Jagjit Singh
| lyrics5 = [[Kaifi Azmi]]
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==Box-office==
The film was made on a budget of {{INR}}1 crore and grossed {{INR}}2 crore at the Box-office and was declared as "Hit" by the Box-office.<ref>https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/arth-5381/box-office/{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Award
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Nominee(s)
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| [[30th National Film Awards|1982]]
| [[National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Shabana Azmi]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 1983
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
| ''Madhukar Shinde''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="7"|[[31st Filmfare Awards|1984]]
| rowspan="7"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Shabana Azmi]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Rohini Hattangadi]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Smita Patil]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Kuljit Pal''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jul/08dinesh.htm Review at rediff.com]
* [http://www.filmigeek.net/2006/10/arth_1982.html Review at Filmi Geek]
* {{IMDb title|0083578|Arth}}
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[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actress National Award-winning performance]]
[[Category:Films about adultery in India]]
[[Category:Indian feminist films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing National Award]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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