Siddharth

  • 2014


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Positive Reviews 23
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Average Rating 3.4/5
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3.8
A sense of hopelessness invades every frame of Siddharth, yet its story is not emotionally manipulative. Rogerebert
2.5
This is in part due to the films choppy structure and pacing; most of the individual scenes end precisely where they began and stall any forward progr ..
3.8
Movies and television have turned us into believers of fanciful feats of heroism.
4.0
Mahendra Saini (Rajesh Tailang), the meek, sad eyed protagonist of Richie Mehtas touching film Siddharth, is a resident of New Delhi, with a wife, a s .. The New York Times
1.0
Rajesh Tailang plays Mahendra, who plies his trade as a chain wallah, repairing zippers for passersby on the streets of Delhi.
3.8
All this happens in an India that is both grim and beautiful: bustling, bureaucratic, colorful, harsh, full of cute children playing, full of downtrod .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
Whats contemporary in this story is how much modern technology has insinuated itself into peoples lives. The Globe And Mail
4.2
The strong unsentimental climax is played out in a tense and lucid neorealist light, that is both moving and unnerving. Sover
3.0
Its moving, aching work, outstandingly performed by lead Rajesh Tailang and crafted with an evocative sense of India, understanding the pressures of p .. Blu Ray
2.0
Mehtas direction keeps us teetering between hope and despair before providing catharsis in an unexpected way.
4.4
Whats there instead is disposable humanity, karmic uncertainty and the sense of walking around the lip of an abyss. News Day
2.0
I do applaud the director for avoiding any easy happy ending, though. Film Journal International ..
4.0
Mahendra (Rajesh Tailang) fixes zippers on the streets of New Delhi. Smh
3.8
This elegant, excellent genre piece keeps us guessing and gasping right to the end. Star Tribune
4.4
But with a solid cast, believable situations and sharp observations, Dirty Singles offers audiences enough to mull and enjoy. Toronto Star
4.0
SIDDHARTH After sending away his 12 year old son Siddharth for work, Mahendra (a chain wallah who fixes broken zippers on the streets) is relieved his ..
2.0
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3.8
Unlike a Hollywood version of this story, there are no assurances that things will end happily in Mehtas film. Boston Globe
4.5
Siddharth movie review: gone boy gone by MaryAnn Johanson An achingly personal tale of grief and despair amidst the ironies of the modern world, where .. Flickfilosopher
2.0
In a typical Hollywood movie about a missing child, were treated to the spectacle of Mel Gibson or Liam Neeson bellowing in rage and anguish as the ve .. Oregon Live
4.5
But Mehta is too clear eyed to pretend there is a happy ending to a story rooted in such tragic realism. Nz Herald
4.0
This year has given Western audiences diverse experiences based on Indian culture, from easy heart warming fluff (The Hundred Foot Journey) to medium .. Flicks
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
2.0
It pains me to say this, but Id almost prefer the mindlessness of Taken over the social preaching of Siddharth. Patriot Ledger
3.5
RIchie Mehta takes care to seek no melodramatic situations or easy villains, unless the villain is the uncaring society in which his hero lives. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.8
Its better than a triple espresso; its lead actresses grab your attention and take off with it. Film Forward
1.0
The twelve year old title character in Siddharth is only on screen for a couple of seconds at the beginning of the film as his bus pulls away and he w .. Seventh Row
5.0
What a perfect way to end the festival since this film, also about missing children, not only makes important political points about Indian society bu .. Louis Proyect
3.5
Screening at Indiana Historical Society on Aug. 18, 1 p.m.Three years before Lion earned a trove of Academy Award nominations, Richie Mehta wrote and .. Nuvo
3.5
But the performances, especially by the two lead actors, are extraordinarily moving and pitch perfect. J Post
3.0
Theres not a hint of melodrama here, and the tale is all the more compelling for it. Concrete Play Ground



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