Umbartha (IPA: Umbaraṭhā; English: The Doorstep) is a 1982 Indian drama film produced by D. V. Rao and directed and coproduced by Jabbar Patel.

It tells the story of a woman's dream to step outside her four walled home and bring change in the society.

[2] Smita Patil played the lead protagonist in the film for which she won Marathi Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar for Best Actress.

[5] Sulabha Mahajan is a woman who dreams to step out of the four walls of the house, assume greater responsibility as a citizen and play an important role in shaping the society.

The job offer raises objections from her lawyer husband Subhash and conservative mother-in-law who refuse to understand her need to move to the town and work for rehabilitation of the women.

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar on lyrics written by Vasant Bapat and Suresh Bhat.