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	'''''Siddheshwari''''' (Hindi: सिद्देश्वरी) is a 1989 [[Hindi]] [[documentary]] directed film by [[Mani Kaul]]. It is a cinematic portrait of [[Siddheshwari Devi]], a [[Hindustani classical music]] singer from [[Varanasi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232641/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt\|publisher=[[IMDb]]\|title= ''Siddheshwari''\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref> It was produced by the [[Films Division of India]]. The film was awarded the National Award for the Best Documentary for that year in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/111th-edition-mani-kauls-siddheshwari.html\|publisher=Films Division\|title=111th Edition – Mani ~~Kaul’s~~ ''Siddheshwari''\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>		'''''Siddheshwari''''' (Hindi: सिद्देश्वरी) is a 1989 [[Hindi]] [[documentary]] directed film by [[Mani Kaul]]. It is a cinematic portrait of [[Siddheshwari Devi]], a [[Hindustani classical music]] singer from [[Varanasi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232641/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt\|publisher=[[IMDb]]\|title= ''Siddheshwari''\|date=30 September 1990\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref> It was produced by the [[Films Division of India]]. The film was awarded the National Award for the Best Documentary for that year in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/111th-edition-mani-kauls-siddheshwari.html\|publisher=Films Division\|title=111th Edition – Mani Kaul's ''Siddheshwari''\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	Although the film defies a linear plot structure, it begins with a bilingual scrolling text in Hindi and English that indicates the dominant thematic that film is knitted with. The narrative meanders between the biographic moments of [[Siddheshwari Devi]]'s life, that describes her relationship with her guru and her benefactor, intertwined with the mythic history of [[thumri]] and [[tappa]] as a musical form located in the medieval [[ghats]], gullies and mansions of [[Varanasi]]. For Mani Kaul this film, was a “poetic documentary,” <ref>https://www.anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2005/11/an-interview-with-mani-kaul</ref> in an interview he says: “in my own way, I have tried to bring poetry, documentary and fiction together. We would call it non-linear narrative.” <ref>https://www.courtisane.be/sites/default/files/Cahier%20-%20The%20Rambling%20Figures%20of%20Mani%20Kaul.pdf</ref>		Although the film defies a linear plot structure, it begins with a bilingual scrolling text in Hindi and English that indicates the dominant thematic that film is knitted with. The narrative meanders between the biographic moments of [[Siddheshwari Devi]]'s life, that describes her relationship with her guru and her benefactor, intertwined with the mythic history of [[thumri]] and [[tappa]] as a musical form located in the medieval [[ghats]], gullies and mansions of [[Varanasi]]. For Mani Kaul this film, was a “poetic documentary,” <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2005/11/an-interview-with-mani-kaul\|title = An Interview with Mani Kaul\|date = 16 November 2005}}</ref> in an interview he says: “in my own way, I have tried to bring poetry, documentary and fiction together. We would call it non-linear narrative.” <ref>https://www.courtisane.be/sites/default/files/Cahier%20-%20The%20Rambling%20Figures%20of%20Mani%20Kaul.pdf</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Critical Appreciation==		==Critical Appreciation==
	Srikanth Srinivisan wrote in ''[[The Hindu]]'' that in ''Siddheshwari'', instead of simply presenting biographical details or passively documenting the singer's artistry, Kaul turns the genre of cine-profile inside out, amalgamating literary, theatrical, musical and cinematic forms together to construct an experience of music. "The sprawling film blends multiple timelines, realities and geographies to sketch a unique portrait of the artist," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/111th-edition-mani-kauls-siddheshwari.html\|title=Outtakes – Mani Kaul\|author=Srikanth Srinivasan\|date=9 April 2013\|~~publisher~~=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>		Srikanth Srinivisan wrote in ''[[The Hindu]]'' that in ''Siddheshwari'', instead of simply presenting biographical details or passively documenting the singer's artistry, Kaul turns the genre of cine-profile inside out, amalgamating literary, theatrical, musical and cinematic forms together to construct an experience of music. "The sprawling film blends multiple timelines, realities and geographies to sketch a unique portrait of the artist," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/111th-edition-mani-kauls-siddheshwari.html\|title=Outtakes – Mani Kaul\|author=Srikanth Srinivasan\|date=9 April 2013\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

	In a review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Caryn James compared the film with an abstract painting, "wildly open to interpretation". ''Siddheshwari'' is "beautifully photographed but impenetrable," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE3DA1131F933A0575AC0A966958260\|title=A Modernist Approach to Biography\|author=Caryn James\|date=30 September 1990\|~~publisher~~=[[The New York Times]]\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>		In a review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Caryn James compared the film with an abstract painting, "wildly open to interpretation". ''Siddheshwari'' is "beautifully photographed but impenetrable," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE3DA1131F933A0575AC0A966958260\|title=A Modernist Approach to Biography\|author=Caryn James\|date=30 September 1990\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	In 2014, critic [[Mark Cousins (film critic)\|Mark Cousins]] and filmmaker [[John Akomfrah]] voted for ''Siddheshwari'' on ''[[Sight & Sound]]''<nowiki/>'s list of "The Greatest Documentaries of All Time", with the former describing the film as "[[Luchino Visconti\|Visconti]] meets [[Satyajit Ray]]".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-sound-magazine/greatest-docs-full-poll/#/?poll=combined&voter=23f01c\|title=The Greatest Documentaries of All Time – all the votes {{!}} Sight & Sound {{!}} BFI\|website=www.bfi.org.uk\|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>		In 2014, critic [[Mark Cousins (film critic)\|Mark Cousins]] and filmmaker [[John Akomfrah]] voted for ''Siddheshwari'' on ''[[Sight & Sound]]''<nowiki/>'s list of "The Greatest Documentaries of All Time", with the former describing the film as "[[Luchino Visconti\|Visconti]] meets [[Satyajit Ray]]".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-sound-magazine/greatest-docs-full-poll/#/?poll=combined&voter=23f01c\|title=The Greatest Documentaries of All Time – all the votes {{!}} Sight & Sound {{!}} BFI\|website=www.bfi.org.uk\|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>

	This film has been categorized by [[Amrit Gangar]] as a Cinema of Prayoga film.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = THEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH « The Big Indian Picture\|url = http://thebigindianpicture.com/2013/06/their-experiments-with-truth/\|accessdate = 2019-07-10}}</ref>		This film has been categorized by [[Amrit Gangar]] as a Cinema of Prayoga film.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = THEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH « The Big Indian Picture\|url = http://thebigindianpicture.com/2013/06/their-experiments-with-truth/\|accessdate = 2019-07-10}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Siddheshwari
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Mani Kaul]]
| producer = [[Films Division]]
| writer = Mani Kaul
| starring = [[Meeta Vashisht]], Muhar Biswas, Ranjana Srivastava, Shravani Mukherjee
| music =
| cinematography = Piyush Shah
| editing = Lalitha Krishna
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1989}}
| runtime = 123 minutes (without cuts), 92 minutes (with cuts)
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''Siddheshwari''''' (Hindi: सिद्देश्वरी) is a 1989 [[Hindi]] [[documentary]] directed film by [[Mani Kaul]]. It is a cinematic portrait of [[Siddheshwari Devi]], a [[Hindustani classical music]] singer from [[Varanasi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232641/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt|publisher=[[IMDb]]|title= ''Siddheshwari''|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref> It was produced by the [[Films Division of India]]. The film was awarded the National Award for the Best Documentary for that year in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/111th-edition-mani-kauls-siddheshwari.html|publisher=Films Division|title=111th Edition – Mani Kaul’s ''Siddheshwari''|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Although the film defies a linear plot structure, it begins with a bilingual scrolling text in Hindi and English that indicates the dominant thematic that film is knitted with. The narrative meanders between the biographic moments of [[Siddheshwari Devi]]'s life, that describes her relationship with her guru and her benefactor, intertwined with the mythic history of [[thumri]] and [[tappa]] as a musical form located in the medieval [[ghats]], gullies and mansions of [[Varanasi]]. For Mani Kaul this film, was a “poetic documentary,” <ref>https://www.anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2005/11/an-interview-with-mani-kaul</ref> in an interview he says: “in my own way, I have tried to bring poetry, documentary and fiction together. We would call it non-linear narrative.” <ref>https://www.courtisane.be/sites/default/files/Cahier%20-%20The%20Rambling%20Figures%20of%20Mani%20Kaul.pdf</ref>

==Cast==

*[[Mita Vasisht]] | Siddheshwari
*Muhar Biswas | Siddeshwari as a Child
*Ranjana Srivastava | Rajeshwari Devi
*Shravani Mukherjee | Kamala
*Pandit Narayan Misra | Siyaji Maharaj

==Crew==

*''Director'' - [[Mani Kaul]]
*''Story'' - [[Mani Kaul]]
*''Screenplay'' - [[Mani Kaul]]
*''Producer'' - [[Films Division]]
*''Cinematographer'' - Piyush Shah

==Critical Appreciation==
Srikanth Srinivisan wrote in ''[[The Hindu]]'' that in ''Siddheshwari'', instead of simply presenting biographical details or passively documenting the singer's artistry, Kaul turns the genre of cine-profile inside out, amalgamating literary, theatrical, musical and cinematic forms together to construct an experience of music. "The sprawling film blends multiple timelines, realities and geographies to sketch a unique portrait of the artist," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmsdivision.org/the-fd-zone/111th-edition-mani-kauls-siddheshwari.html|title=Outtakes – Mani Kaul|author=Srikanth Srinivasan|date=9 April 2013|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

In a review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Caryn James compared the film with an abstract painting, "wildly open to interpretation". ''Siddheshwari'' is "beautifully photographed but impenetrable," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE3DA1131F933A0575AC0A966958260|title=A Modernist Approach to Biography|author=Caryn James|date=30 September 1990|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
In 2014, critic [[Mark Cousins (film critic)|Mark Cousins]] and filmmaker [[John Akomfrah]] voted for ''Siddheshwari'' on ''[[Sight & Sound]]''<nowiki/>'s list of "The Greatest Documentaries of All Time", with the former describing the film as "[[Luchino Visconti|Visconti]] meets [[Satyajit Ray]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-sound-magazine/greatest-docs-full-poll/#/?poll=combined&voter=23f01c|title=The Greatest Documentaries of All Time – all the votes {{!}} Sight & Sound {{!}} BFI|website=www.bfi.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>

This film has been categorized by [[Amrit Gangar]] as a Cinema of Prayoga film.<ref>{{Cite web|title = THEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH « The Big Indian Picture|url = http://thebigindianpicture.com/2013/06/their-experiments-with-truth/|accessdate = 2019-07-10}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0232641}}

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