Ship of Theseus

Cast

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  Aydah El-Kashef Aliya
• Y
  Yogesh Shah Doctor
• F
  Faraz Khan Vinay
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  Hanan Youssef Aliya's mother
• N
  Narendra Shah 'Uncle'
• C
  Chitra Shah Lady in the house
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  Manan Shah Kid in the house
• A
  Aishwarya Girl with the blindfold
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  Balaji Janardhan Blind & deaf people at the gallery
• A
  Abbas K. Blind & deaf people at the gallery
• B
  Bharat Pardesi Blind & deaf people at the gallery
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  Pradeep Sinha Blind & deaf people at the gallery

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Viewer comments

• SeydouTonton Sacko 2023-05-29

  source: Ship of Theseus

• Myrade 2022-11-22

  Anand Gandhi's first feature-length film is an intriguing and thought-provoking piece of Independent cinema; it deals with life, purpose and philosophy. Gandhi's prior experience with short films helps him direct the three disparate story lines with certain finesse; the stories shed some light on Theseus's Paradox and give a transcendent look at consequences arising from individual actions. In Greek Legend, according to Plutarch, Theseus's ship was preserved, and the decayed parts were replaced piece by piece until no part of the original ship remained. Plutarch asks whether you would call it the same ship or not. The paradox might seem too confusing to discuss, but Anand Gandhi just uses this to connect the three plots through the theme of organ donation, questioning identity in the face of change. Rather than making a statement, Gandhi just raises interest and discusses various important philosophies and issues; having compelling arguments for and against the topics, it helps us being a part of the discussion. The characters are likable and interesting. All the actors have done a commendable job, and Neeraj Kabi's brilliant performance as the Jain monk stands out. As the three stories go, the first one (with the blind Egyptian photographer) deals with behaviour to change, the second one (with the animal-rights supporting Jain monk) might seem more philosophically and intellectually orgasmic, but it's the third one (with a stock broker seeking justice for a kidney scam victi

• Deverias Shipepe 2022-11-22

  Yes, It was literally shi of Theseus. Yes, I said it. Now if you have not formed your opinion about me being a Salman or Shahrukh fan, and if you are still reading this, well mate, you've got a really open mind. Now lets get back to this horrible horrible movie. I can write about this movie's flaws longer than the script it had, but still I will try to contain myself in the following points. 1. Many characters seem to be reading their dialogs in a very irritating monotone. Like that photographer's boyfriend, Charvak guy and God save me from the acting of the protagonist of the third story and his translator friend. 2. BS concept. A blind photographer, seriously?!! I guess we are not far from a deaf musician and a retard genius, are we? That saint, whose conviction crumbles in one death scare, that imaginary sect that he followed, didn't seem to have much point in it. Seemed just like self styled god-man, playing activists. 3. And the BIGGEST FLAW....... ONE DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS. Totally one dimensional characters, and I think that is the folly of men, we always think that people poorer than us are that one dimensional, don't we? That was quite lack of insight for a director who wanted to make an art movie. 4. Besides that, I could have stayed home, and spared myself from watching in detail a man soiling his bed and cleaning it, and a bed ridden women pissing in a pot. Guys forgive me, but life is complex, and the questions of existence and reasons are not easy. We can and s

• Désirée la Choco 2022-11-22

  Well,after waiting for a long time I went for the first show and the film shocked me.The film marks a new era in Indian independent movie making.Gandhi used three inter inter related stories to find some eternal questions of mankind like life and death,salvation,purpose of life,creation,beauty etc.All these questions came up through a blind photographer,a rigid monk and a stock broker.Brilliant cinematography and music set the right flow for the movie to reach its conclusion.I can tell you that after you will come out of the theater,the movie will make u think and will ask you for the answers of the questions it raised.Till then we can wait for some more good works from the director...my rating 8/10

• Grace Lulu 2022-11-22

  Get the propaganda . Another failed attempt by the left

• Hunnybajaj Hunny 2022-11-22

  Review #2. Ship of Theseus is a very different cinematic experience. It moves you, it makes you think about life in a different way. The characters, the narrative don't ever leave you. Anand Gandhi is definitely a talent to look out for. There are three different stories. Each with a different plot but same destination. The first one brings you in life of a girl who had lost her eyesight due to cornea and does photography. The second one is about a monk who should have an organ transplant. And the third one is about a stockbroker who just had a kidney transplant. The stories instantaneously connect with you. It's hard to decide which one of the three is the best. I would say the three altogether make one of the finest movies ever made in India. And it would not be wrong to say that it is the best Indian movie of the year. The performances are very real. Specially Neeraj Sir. The direction and cinematography are exceptional. At last, I would like to say that It is not a usual Indian movie. Go with your brains and you'll experience something you've never experienced before.

• The Ndlovu’s Uncut 2022-11-22

  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 m

• Joseph Attieh 2022-11-22

  After reading news reports that this movie will create a revolution of sorts in independent cinema and stuff like that, I went to see it last night. The premise of focussing on the lives of 3 people (who have/will be) obtaining a person's different organs through transplant - is very similar to Seven Pounds, and in fact Seven Pounds was way better in what it presented to the audience. This film is trying to question if the recipient of an organ transplant inherits any characteristics from the donor, but leaves it to the audience to frame their own spiritual, religious, emotional conclusions - which maybe new to people who grew up on Shah Rukh Khan films, but not to other broad-minded and rationally thinking individuals. Even though some of the dialogues in the 2nd story of the saint were pretty captivating, I never understood its relevance to the ship of theseus ? In fact most of the thoughts worded in this film can be found in any spirituality/karma related texts or books written by swami vivekananda or in fact the bhagavad gita itself. As I said earlier, people who have been spoon-fed with mindless action and romance films may find this film different, but honestly the matured audience can opt for some better films to see.

• Bigdulax Fan 2022-11-22

  Ship of Theseus