Siddharth Kak is an Indian

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of '' Surabhi'' (1990–2001). Subsequently, Kak established the 'Surabhi Foundation' with the assistance of

Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a $25,000 (about $550,000 in 2023) gift from Edsel Ford. ...

and started a project on preserving cultural artefacts.

Early life

Siddharth is the grandson of

Ram Chandra Kak Ram Chandra Kak (5 June 1893 – 10 February 1983) was the prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–1947. One of the very few Kashmiri Pandits to ever hold that post, Kak had the intractable job of navigating the troubled wate ...

, a

Kashmiri Pandit The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within the In ...

. He was educated at Lawrence School, Sanawar and subsequently graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Career

Kak currently hosts the travel show ''Indiadhanush'' on NDTV Imagine with actress Ami Trivedi.

Personal life

Kak was married to actress

Gita Siddharth Gita Siddharth (7 August 1950 – 14 December 2019) was an Indian actress and social worker. She acted in mainstream Bollywood as well as art cinema, like '' Parichay'' (1972), '' Garm Hava'' (1973), and '' Gaman'' (1978). She was best known ...

until her death in 2019. Their daughter, Antara Kak, is a documentary filmmaker.

Filmography

As an actor

As an actor on TV

Works

* ''Looking in, looking out''. Writers Workshop, 1975. . * ''Surabhi Ke Sau Sawaal''. Rupa & Co. 2005. . * ''Love, Exile, Redemption''. Rupa Publications India. 2023. .

References

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Kashmiri Pandits Indian documentary filmmakers Lawrence School, Sanawar alumni St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Indian television producers Film producers from Delhi Indian television presenters Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-director-stub