Ardh Satya (Half Truth) is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani, his second offering after another angst ridden movie Aakrosh (1980). Both the movies had screenplay by Vijay Tendulkar, the noted Marathi playwright, this one was based on a short story 'Surya' by D.A. Panvalkar, and had dialogues by Vasant Dev Ardh Satya at lib.virginia.edu

In this acclaimed cop-drama, the protagonist, played by Om Puri, is a policeman struggling both with the evils around him and with his own frailties. The film also stars Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and feature a theme poem, by Marathi writer, Dilip Chitre.

Ardh Satya, not only won many awards, but also went on to become a landmark film, in Indian film historyArdh Satya Review, and still comes in Best cop films made in India. . Best cop films starboxoffice.com..