Ship of Theseus

Ship of Theseus undoubtedly marks the arrival of an important talent in Indian cinema.

It's an ambitious outing for a first-time feature and, despite some unadventurous editing and an occasionally too-talky script, young playwright-turned-filmmaker Anand Gandhi should be commended for his commitment to intellectual truth-seeking.

It is by far the most original, the most poignantly realised, the most thought-provoking film that I have seen in longer than I care to remember.

That a story with such profound philosophical underpinnings could lead to a film so simple, so small, so unpretentious, so sweet and yet... so endearing, so entertaining, so humorous and so intriguing would be inconceivable to most. But it is… all this.