FILMS OF THE SPIRITS

Curator: Rajiv Mehrotra

Siddhartha (89 min; 1972; English)

Director: Conrad Rooks

The film narrates the story of the young Siddhartha (played by Shashi Kapoor), born in a wealthy family, and his search for a meaningful way of life. This search takes him through periods of harsh asceticism, sensual pleasures, material wealth, then self-revulsion and eventually to the oneness and harmony with himself that he was seeking.