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Ship of Theseus is a 2013 Indian drama film written and directed by Anand Gandhi, and produced by actor Sohum Shah. The film explores "questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through the stories of an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and an enterprising stockbroker", played by Aida El-Kashef, Neeraj Kabi and Sohum Shah.
After three years in development, the film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received great critical acclaim and was touted as "the hidden gem of the year". It has received highly positive reviews from both Indian and international press and has been hailed as "the most significant film to come out of India in a very long time". Film critic Derek Malcolm has called it a "life-changing film" and Variety commended its "unexpected grandeur".
The title of the film alludes to Theseus’ paradox, most notably recorded in Life of Theseus, wherein the Greek historian and philosopher Plutarch inquires whether a ship that has been restored by replacing all its parts remains the same ship.
The film released in India on 19 July 2013. It won the award for the Best Feature Film of the year at the 61st National Film Awards.
Original Release
09/06/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Aydah El-Kashef | Aliya / Aaliya Kamal |
Yogesh Shah | Doctor |
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 |
Directors
Writers
Mahendra Shrivas, Khushboo Ranka, Anand Gandhi, Pankaj Kumar
Cast
Name | Character |
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Aydah El-Kashef | Aliya / Aaliya Kamal |
Yogesh Shah | Doctor |
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 | Journalist |
Wendy Gracias | Lady at animal farm |
Orlando Gracias | Boy at animal farm |
Kalist Cardoza | Cab driver |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ruchi Bhimani | Executive Producer |
Mitesh Shah | Executive Producer |
Sohum Shah | Producer |
Anand Gandhi | Producer |
Mukesh Shah | Producer |
Hugo Weaving | Producer |
Kiran Rao | Producer |