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Siddhant Adlakha

Siddhant Adlakha

Siddhant Adlakha is a filmmaker, television writer and film critic based in Mumbai and New York. Follow him on Twitter: @SidizenKane

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The Best Documentaries of 2025

By Siddhant Adlakha
A man in jeans and a dark T-shirt lies on his back on a red carpeted floor with one hand on his chest beside a crate filled with vinyl records, suggesting a reflective or exhausted moment at home.

Screening at NYFF: Scott Cooper’s ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A gold-painted robot and a man in a feathered helmet stand in a crowded, dimly lit computer room filled with people working at desktop monitors, creating a surreal contrast between costume and setting.

Screening at NYFF: Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A woman leans her head on a man's shoulder as they sit on the floor and look together at a medium-size brown envelope.

Screening at NYFF: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A man and a woman sit facing each other in a dimly lit wooden room, appearing to argue or have an intense conversation on a bed.

Screening at NYFF: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A gray-haired man with a mustache looks upward with a serious expression in a dark forest, as another man stands slightly behind him in soft focus, also looking ahead.

Screening at NYFF: Ronan Day-Lewis’s ‘Anemone’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A young man with medium length hair and large glasses is silhouetted by the sea

Screening at BFI London Film Festival: Sophy Romvari’s ‘Blue Heron’

By Siddhant Adlakha
ChatGPT said: A man in a purple shirt walks down a dirt road holding hands with two young boys, one on each side, as palm trees and greenery line the background.

Screening at TIFF: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’

By Siddhant Adlakha
An elderly woman with a green backpack stands on a dirt path in the jungle, looking at a massive weathered sculpture of a human face adorned with oversized flowers and surrounded by dense vegetation.

Screening at TIFF: Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘The Blue Trail’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A man in a dark suit and white shirt with his hair parted in the center sits looking uncomfortable at a well-appointed table

Screening at TIFF: Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Franz’

By Siddhant Adlakha
A woman in an elegant gown and pearls stands at the center of a crowded party, her gloved hand raised to her chest as she gazes ahead with a poised yet intense expression.

Screening at TIFF: Nia DaCosta’s ‘Hedda’

By Siddhant Adlakha
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