Smita Patil was first chosen for a supporting role in this film, Shabana Azmi revealed
Shabana Azmi: Recently, Shabana Azmi talked about her historical film 'Arth', in which she expressed her views on the casting of Smita Patil.
Veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi has talked about the character played by actress Smita Patil in the movie 'Arth'. In this, she revealed that Smita Patil didn't approve of the character who was previously offered to her while casting this movie, she insisted on acting out some other woman's character.
Actress Shabana Azmi discussed the casting of the movie 'Arth', produced in 1982. In an interview with Filmfare, she explained that actress Smita Patil was to play the character of a maid in the movie 'Arth', who was subsequently played by actress Rohini Hattangadi. Shabana revealed that Smita insisted on portraying the character of some other woman.
Further in the conversation, Shabana Azmi said, 'This is very interesting. Vijay Tendulkar said that this is what is wrong with 'Arth', because it is actually Pooja's story. It is the story of the wife and the other woman should have been shown enough to take the story forward. Since Smita had demanded a new role, she had to be given a lot more footage. This is what happened with the film.'
