★★★★½ (4.5/5) If you or someone you know has information about a missing child, please contact your local police or the national child helpline in your country.
Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Richie Mehta (known for Delhi Crime ), Siddharth is not just a movie about a missing boy. It is a visceral, heartbreaking, and deeply human journey through the labyrinth of India’s marginalized landscapes. The story follows Mehendi (played with devastating restraint by the late, great actor Rajesh Tailang), a poor chain-wallah (chain repairman) living in a bustling North Indian slum. He makes a practical, if agonizing, decision: to send his 12-year-old son, Siddharth, alone on a train from their home in Delhi to a town in Punjab to work at a zipper factory. The goal is survival—extra income to keep the family afloat. siddharth movie
In a world obsessed with true-crime spectacles, Siddharth stands apart. It doesn't exploit tragedy for thrills; it mourns it. It is a film that believes in the power of a single father’s love, even as it proves the cruel indifference of the systems around him. ★★★★½ (4