Arth is a romantic drama. The movie revolves around a young ambitious filmmaker named Inder (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), who lives happily with his wife Pooja (Shabana Azmi). However, success and glitz of the Bollywood industry changes him, and he gets greedy for fame and power. Later, he gets involved with a Bollywood actress named Kavita (Smita Patil) and deserts his wife, Pooja. It is then Pooja decides to leave her old life and embark her new journey to find herself and the purpose of her life. Will the rejection from her husband finally help Pooja to rediscover her identity?