Siddharth

Siddharth Review

Richie Mehta's Siddharth is a gutting tale set in India about a father searching for a son that he unwittingly sold into child labour.

Interview: Richie Mehta

We talk to Siddharth director Richie Mehta about how a failed project led to him finding this story, writing characters that don’t necessarily align with his own beliefs, returning to shoot in India and how he thinks the film will be perceived there.

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Interview: Richie Mehta

We talk to Siddharth director Richie Mehta (whose new film debuts in Venice before coming to the Toronto International Film Festival next week) about how a failed project led to him finding this story, writing characters that don’t necessarily align with his own beliefs or logic, returning to shoot in India, the goodness in people, and how he thinks the film will be perceived in India.

The Dork Shelf Guide to TIFF 2013

Here it is! Your one-stop guide to all of our reviews, interviews, and features for anything and everything involving the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Keep checking back throughout the day as new reviews, interviews, and features are being added all the time!

TIFF 2013: Siddharth Review

Siddharth Contemporary World Cinema Director: Richie Mehta A deeply resonating look at an uneducated, poor street labourer in India searching for the missing son he essentially sold into child labour, Mehta’s film offers a lot of questions but thankfully never tries to make sense out of a situation that’s unanswerable from the start. Mahendra (Rajesh […]