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Arth shattered the illusions of ‘Made in Heaven’ weddings 40 years ago

When Mahesh Bhatt made his 1982 film Arth where a cheating husband leaves his wife unceremoniously for his girlfriend, it felt like he had exposed the make-believe world of ‘happily ever afters’. Shabana Azmi's Pooja realises the idea of self-love through her metamorphosis. Rather than have a long monologue about loving herself in the end, much like Sarah Jane Dias’ Julie in the last episode of Made in Heaven, Pooja just tells she isn’t ready to share the newfound wings with anyone.