Arth (1982)
- Original title
- अर्थ
- Directed by
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Genre
- drama, romance
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman discovers her husband is having an affair with a famous actress. She navigates the pain of betrayal and tries to rebuild her own identity.
melancholicintrospectiveemotionally rawsoberingslow-burnintimatethoughtfulpoignant
What happens
Arth (transl. Meaning) is a 1982 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Shabana Azmi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in lead roles and Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hattangadi in supporting roles. It features soundtrack by Ghazal couple, Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh. The semi-autobiographical film was written by Mahesh Bhatt about his extramarital relationship with Parveen Babi. It was listed as one of the 25 Must See Bollywood Movies by Indiatimes Movies. The film was remade in Tamil as Marupadiyum (1993) by Balu Mahendra. In 2017, Pakistani actor and director Shaan Shahid released Arth 2 with Bhatt as a "mentor" during production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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