Expected more

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

I read the novel Siddhartha and found it to be a very interesting, and good book.In class today, we watched this film. It was just awful. Everyone in the class was laughing every five minutes because of how terrible both the acting and filming was.The filming is dreadful. One second you'll see Siddhartha talking, and then it will randomly transition into some five second scene of a bird flying, or someone saying something random and irrelevant to the plot.There is a scene where Kamala gets bit by a snake--you don't even see the snake bite her. You just see her scream this ear-piercing and unnatural scream and fall to the ground--it was possibly the worst acting of any scene in any movie I've ever seen.Seriously, this movie is awful. I read the book and loved it, so did many of my AP Literature classmates, but not a single person in the room enjoyed the movie--they all laughed because of how terrible and random it was.Siddhartha searched to find the realms of enlightenment--this movie searched the realms of stupidity and terrible acting, and succeeded.

...other than that no redeeming features. I didn't realise that this had been made circa 1972. I thought it was a new release in 2003. I thought it felt dated (and now I know why). The pace of the film was slow, and the acting...well, it was sort of like watching a high school play. Nice message, though, even if a little "preachy."

His Excellency Great Late Hemant Kumar had two bengali songs in this movie which are very very melodic.Her Excellency Simi Garewal did best start nudity on screen. His Excellency Shashi Kapoor played ok under very bad direction. It should be remade.Very Very Very Bad Movie. Please remake it again properly with better music and art form.

It would be easier to write the following comment if the copyright owners, made the film accessible to individual consumers...I`m trying to remember the thematics of this film!! I saw this film 2 years ago on the big screen. This film is far from being about a pointless quest, those are words of a mind that has lost the way , the way to self knowledge, through such questions as: "who am i?"" where did i come from?", and "where am i going?". These might seem irrelevant to the impatient mind but given ample time, the relevancy to all people will become very apparent. What this film conveys is one man`s journey on such a path of "self"knowledge. An indepth appreciation of indian thought or , philosophy or likewise may prove invaluable in terms of understanding , some of the seemingly fleeting or trivial scenes, or more culturally esoteric moments in the film, thus,enabling one to be more fully consummated by its story, however I am sure it is not a prerequisite for the artfully minded!. Among the the features of this film, is the music, of a musician singer who is legendary in India(I cant remember his name right now!)and is certainly legendary in this film, and is certainly a beautiful record of the 'Indian' spirituality alive and breathing to this day in India. If anyone can tell me where i can get the soundtrack or some compilation of the music in this film i would be very appreciative, (this request is a long standing one)This film would appeal to those people who see or find or sense themselves on a similar"path" or quest, and may give much confirmation or food for thought about the possible turning points, or unknown or unexpected "detours" that one finds themselves engaged in along the way. This film offers a message, a very sound message about the quest of the human spirit its struggle for higher fulfillment, which i add Is the quest of the human being.