He later appeared in Mahesh Bhatt 's classic , `` Arth '' ( 1982 ) , `` Ek Chadar Maili Si '' ( 1986 ) , and in all three parts of Deepa Mehta 's Elements trilogy , `` Fire '' ( 1996 ) , `` Earth '' ( 1998 ) , and `` Water '' ( 2005 ) .
He also starred in `` Arth '' ( 1982 ) , `` Ek Chadar Maili Si '' ( 1986 ) . He also appeared in all Deepa Mehta 's Elements trilogy , `` Fire '' ( 1996 ) , `` Earth '' ( 1998 ) , and `` Water '' ( 2005 ) .