India, July 20 -- Anand Gandhi's Ship of Theseus is a thing of beauty. It is built on the titular paradox- if a ship is gradually repaired by replacing each of its wooden planks, is the resulting ship still the same ship as the original, even though none of the original wood is present? Contemplative and entirely original, the film has lost none of its power and perspective in the course of a decade since its release. (Also read: Watch Ship of Theseus: A complex portrayal of disability and creative confidence)

The film was released in India on July 19, 2013. It won the award for Best Feature Film of the Year at the 61st National Film Awards. As the film completes 12 years of release, HT sat down with the filmmaker to discuss the film's a...