| Uniform Title |
Siddharth (Motion picture : 2013) |
| Title |
Siddharth. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Pinnacle Films, ©2015. |
| ©2013 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (97 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Pinnacle Films : PF1904. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
| Co-production between India and Canada. |
| "...based on too many untold true stories" --Container. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by Richie Mehta. |
| Performers |
Rajesh Tailang, Tannishtha Chatterjee. |
| Summary |
Mahendra is a chain-wallah, making a living fixing zippers on the streets of New Delhi. Hoping to relieve his family's financial burdens, he sends his son Siddharth away to work. But when the twelve-year-old fails to return home, Mahendra and his wife fear he has been taken. Despite his lack of money and connections, Mahendra travels across India in search of his son. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification :M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1, PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
Hindi with English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, 2013 ; Official Selection: Sydney International Film Festival, 2014. |
| Subjects |
Families -- Drama |
| Kidnapping -- Drama |
| Fathers and sons -- Drama |
| Child trafficking -- Drama |
| Poverty -- India -- Drama |
| Feature films -- India |
| Motion pictures, Hindi |
| Foreign language films |
| New Delhi (India) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Social problem films |
| Domestic drama (Motion pictures) |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Mehta, Richie screenwriter, director. |
| Chatterjee, Tannishtha actor. |
| Tailang, Rajesh actor. |
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