Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya (Hindi: अर्ध सत्य; Half Truth) is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani, his second offering after another angst-ridden movie Aakrosh (1980). The screenplay of both movies was by Vijay Tendulkar, the noted Marathi playwright; this one was based on the short story, 'Surya', by S.D.Panvalkar, and featured dialogues by Vasant Dev.
In this acclaimed cop-drama, the protagonist, played by Om Puri, is a policeman struggling with the evils around him and with his own frailties. The film also stars Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and features a theme poem by the Marathi writer Dilip Chitre.
Ardh Satya won many awards and went on to become a landmark film in Indian film history. It is still considered to be one of the best cop films made in India. A sequel titled Party was released in 1984.
Plot
The film opens at a party where Anant Welankar (Om Puri), a police officer, meets Jyotsna Gokhale (Smita Patil), a lecturer in literature at a local college. Anant is a sub-inspector with Bombay police. They seem to hit it off despite some initial skirmishing about ideology, and the friendship blossoms into a relationship.
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Artiste
by: Busy Signal[Intro:]
Wa this
Yow da one yah loud, loud, loud
Mi naw lie guess wa no
[Verse 1:]
From wa day di nuts man a artiste
The jelly man a artiste
Cane man a artiste
From wa day di lobsters a artiste
The conch dem a artiste
The fish dem a artiste
Wa this even gardener a artiste
Dancer a artiste
Go go a artiste
Jah know mi seh a wa this
He jah know mi seh a wa this
He jah know
[Chorus:]
A wa di music gone to
A wa di radio dem turn on to
All di security out a di gate seh him have a one song
an him waan perform to
Me naw tell no man wa fi do
But jah know something wrong wid unu
Certain song have a one vibe
But majority waan run in no body naw listen to
[Verse 2:]
Hey all selector turn artist
Producer turn artiste
Engineer a artiste
Wa this even painter a artiste
The plumber dem a artiste
Lectriction a artiste
Wa this yow di jerk man a artiste
Construction work man a artiste
Yow hey a wa this
Jah know mi dan mi seh a wa this
Yow hot head
[Chorus 2:]
So call artiste claim seh dem hot
Producer hustle an buy out di spot
Nuff real artiste dem road an waan some air play
But di distracki dem a juggle crop
What a disgrace in a di music facturnity
Right now di music need a surgery
Yeh cut out di foolishness
Tell dem leave like maternity
[Verse 3:]
From wa day lizard waan turn artiste
Roach waan turn artiste
Ants waan turn artiste
Wa this
Yow di flag man
All di man wa a wash mi van waan turn artiste
Wa this yow di jurk man a artiste
Construction work man a artiste
Yow hey a wa this
He jah know mi seh a wa this
He jah know
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[Verse 3]
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