Ship of Theseus

Ship of Theseus

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Director(s): Maxima Basu, Vinay Rohira, Manan Bhatt, Sattwik Mohanty, Sandeep Mohandas See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Sohum Shah, Neeraj Kabi, Vinay Shukla, Aishwarya , Aida ElKashef See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 23min
  • Music: Naren Chandavarkar,Mattias Valenca,Gábor ifj. Erdélyi,Tamás Székely,Boney M. Joy
  • Award(s): Screen 2014 (Won)
    Technical 2014 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Article 370, Crakk - Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa!
  • Story:
    This first feature film from Indian playwright Anand Gandhi, tells three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances: a visually impaired Egyptian photographer, who after a cornea transplant has trouble adjusting to her newfound sense of sight; a devout Indian monk fighting against animal testing, who has to confront his beliefs when he is diagnosed with liver cirrhosis; and an Indian stockbroker, who after having a kidney transplant learns about the illegal trade in stolen organs and decides to help a poor victim of such theft - even though it means travelling all the way from India to Sweden. The film was first shown at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received great critical acclaim and was touted as "the hidden gem of the year". It was released in India in July 2013, and was awarded Best Feature Film of 2013 at the Indian National Film Awards in 2014.
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
This first feature film from Indian playwright Anand Gandhi, tells three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances: a visually impaired Egyptian photographer, who after a cornea transplant has trouble adjusting to her newfound sense of sight; a devout Indian monk fighting against animal testing, who has to confront his beliefs when he is diagnosed with liver cirrhosis; and an Indian stockbroker, who after having a kidney transplant learns about the illegal trade in stolen organs and decides to help a poor victim of such theft - even though it means travelling all the way from India to Sweden. The film was first shown at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received great critical acclaim and was touted as "the hidden gem of the year". It was released in India in July 2013, and was awarded Best Feature Film of 2013 at the Indian National Film Awards in 2014.
Ratings

8/10

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AWARDS

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Won
Screen Award

Most Promising Debut Actress | 2014 | Aida

Best Actor Award

2014 | Neeraj

Silver Lotus Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2014 | Aida

Golden Lotus Award

Best Feature Film | 2014 | Anand

Critics Choice Award

Zee Anmol Award | 2014 | Anand

Transilvania Trophy Award

Best Film | 2013 | Anand

Best Artistic Contribution Award

(director of photography) | 2012

2012

Muhr AsiaAfrica Award

Best Actress Feature | 2012 | Aida

Silver Gateway Award

Jury Prize for Technical Excellence | 2012

Grand Prix Award

2014 | Anand

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Nominations
Technical Award

Best Story | 2014 | Anand

Popular Award

Best Debuting Director | 2014

Best Actress | 2014 | Aida

Screen Award

Most Promising Debut Actor | 2014 | Neeraj

IFF Award

Best Director | 2014 | Anand

SIGNIS Award

2013 | Anand

Critics Prize Award

2013 | Anand

Asian Film Award

Best Screenwriter | 2013 | Anand

Sutherland Award

First Feature Competition | 2012 | Anand

Muhr AsiaAfrica Award

Best Film Feature | 2012

Golden Gateway Award

2012 | Anand

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

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.

To portray the ailing physical condition of Maitreya, Neeraj Kabi lost close to 17 kilos over four months, through a rigorous diet and exercise routine. Through this period, Kabi's fragile state deterred him from taking on any additional acting or theatre work.

The title of the film, 'Ship of Theseus' alludes to the highly debated Theseus' paradox (also referred to as the Ship of Theseus). The paradox engages in the idea of identity: "If parts of an object are replaced with similar parts, does it remain the same?" Thus this concept is applied to human beings psychologically, ideologically and physically throughout the film.

Director Anand Gandhi conceived the story while he was nursing his ailing grandparents at the hospital.

Egyptian filmmaker Aydah El-Kashef was originally meant to just assist Anand Gandhi with casting, but after seeing her read lines during an audition Gandhi cast her as Aaliya.

Popular Dialogues

"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?"

"Charwaka: I got you a gift. Alphabets. It's amazing how we imagine that just these few alphabets will someday arrange themselves in a way that everything will suddenly make perfect sense. A permutation of known words suddenly bringing forward a previously unknown meaning."