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Ship of Theseus

  • 20122012
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  • 2h 20m
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8.0/10
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Ship of Theseus (2012)
The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
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The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Anand Gandhi
  • Writers
    • Anand Gandhi(story)
    • Khushboo Ranka(story)
    • Pankaj Kumar(story)
  • Stars
    • Aydah El-Kashef
    • Yogesh Shah
    • Faraz Khan
    • Anand Gandhi
  • Writers
    • Anand Gandhi(story)
    • Khushboo Ranka(story)
    • Pankaj Kumar(story)
  • Stars
    • Aydah El-Kashef
    • Yogesh Shah
    • Faraz Khan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 80User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Neeraj Kabi in Ship of Theseus (2012)
    Aydah El-Kashef in Ship of Theseus (2012)
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    Neeraj Kabi in Ship of Theseus (2012)
    Aydah El-Kashef in Ship of Theseus (2012)
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    Aydah El-Kashef
    Aydah El-Kashef
    • Aliya
    • (as Aida El-Kashef)
    Yogesh Shah
    • Doctor
    • (as Dr. Yogesh Shah)
    Faraz Khan
    • Vinay
    Hannan Youssef
    • Aliya's mother
    Narendra Shah
    • 'Uncle'
    Chitra Shah
    • Lady in the house
    Manan Shah
    • Kid in the house
    Aishwarya
    • Girl with the blindfold
    Balaji Janardhan
    • Blind & deaf people at the gallery
    Abbas K.
    • Blind & deaf people at the gallery
    Bharat Pardesi
    • Blind & deaf people at the gallery
    Pradeep Sinha
    • Blind & deaf people at the gallery
    Akhtar Bhale
    • Blind & deaf people at the gallery
    Sidharth Meer
    • Art enthusiast 1
    Bonnie Chenevier
    • Art enthusiast 2
    Vivek Manek
    • Press photographer
    Megha Ramaswamy
    Megha Ramaswamy
    • Journalist
    Wendy Gracias
    • Lady at animal farm
      • Anand Gandhi
    • Writers
      • Anand Gandhi(story)
      • Khushboo Ranka(story)
      • Pankaj Kumar(story)
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    • Trivia
      Director Anand Gandhi uploaded the original film and 6-hour long extra feature online in November, 2013 asking individuals or entities to edit and carve the film as a whole to bring different interpretations. He would later conduct a festival in Mumbai for the entries.
    • Quotes

      Navin: If a ship is replaced part by part up to a point where not a single original part remains in it, is it still the same ship?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021)
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      Composed by Rohit Sharma

      Written by Anand Gandhi

      Translated in Prakrit by: Chandrasen

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    8/10
    Get soaked......
    If one has got his/her basics in the right place, whatever is churned out (even if art) automatically scores good while transition from good to great is left to the creativity and imagination involved."Ship of Theseus" does exactly so and not only gets the basics right but also excels in each of them.With mind-blowing cinematography (How cud that be a DSLR?!!!!!), super-crisp editing,superb screenplay,superlative acting (Neeraj Kabi & Sohum Seth take a bow!!!!),music (that song in the monk story was simply amazing) and even comic reliefs there's not much room left for complaints. Now, coming to the gray area of creativity or whatever you call it, "Ship of Theseus" also scores (high enough) but may be not as seamless as its basics (off course IMO).The biggest positive that it has is not being either emotionally or intellectually manipulative.Its a treat to watch a film which is straight enough, with not much hidden in layers and yet so very subtle.Its left for the viewers to perceive once the film ends and continue the journey within.With so many chances that the director could have taken to succumb to push emotional epiphany he never compromises,not even in last reel.And once you know that the same man was involved behind "Kyunki Saas Bhi..." you understand what transformation/compromise(?) means as depicted in the film itself.To talk about drawbacks I found the film lacking in its background score.Not that the realtime sounds as in docu-feature style or absence of constant music is a problem.But more than often it doesn't do justice to the exemplary visuals or images that we see on screen.Those lash green grasses,the centipede movement,the array of photographs,the monk in white walking in rain or through huge sewage lines on both sides with black water flowing below-all of these scenes demanded some musical piece behind.The piece that would bind the film together.Also,of the three stories rather storeys only the first justifies the title while the other two are deeper and close.Yes,though it meets all regular and expected requirements, "Ship of Theseus" could have had a few more exciting requirements to its name.You can't complain,you can only wish and also wish more films like this gets a theatrical release and get the required backing (Thanks Kiran Rao).I am not sure whether this will be a life-changing film for all as selected by the Critics Circle,UK But as inspite of Neeraj Kabi,Aida El-Kashef,Vinay shukla,Sohum Seth and almost everyone else giving of Mr.Mehta (don't know the actor's name) that will stay with me for all as did the father in "A Separation", "Ship Of Theseus" also has every chance to stay with you for long.
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    • arupmandal1983
    • Jul 21, 2013

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      • July 19, 2013 (India)
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      • Himachal Pradesh, India
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      • Recyclewala Films
      • Fortissimo Films
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