Siddharth Kak

Siddharth Kak is an Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of Surabhi (1990–2001).^[1] Subsequently, Kak established the 'Surabhi Foundation' with the assistance of Ford Foundation and started a project on preserving cultural artefacts.^[2]

Siddharth Kak
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Gita Siddharth
Children	Antara Kak

Early life

Siddharth is the grandson of Ram Chandra Kak, a Kashmiri Pandit.^[3] He was educated at Lawrence School, Sanawar^[4] and subsequently graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.^[2]

Career

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

Personal life

Kak was married to actress Gita Siddharth until her death in 2019.^[5][6] Their daughter, Antara Kak, is a documentary filmmaker.^[5][7]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1987	Raj Kapoor	Yes		Yes
1993	Surabhi		Yes
2006	Mano Ya Na Mano		Yes

As an actor

Year	Films	Roles	Notes
1979	The Great Monkey Rip-Off	Superintendent
1981	Bulundi	CBI Inspector Salim Shirazi
1981	Daasi	Eye Specialist
1982	Arth	Anil
1982	Suraag	Paul Khanna
1987	Mr. India	Chief officer CBI (uncredited)
2020	Love Aaj Kal 2	Harshwardhan Mehta

As an actor on TV

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
1984	The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)	Rajendra Singh	Episode: Crossing the River
2022	Crash Course (2021 webseries)	Batra

Works

• Looking in, looking out. Writers Workshop, 1975. ISBN 0892531169.
• Surabhi Ke Sau Sawaal. Rupa & Co. 2005. ISBN 81-291-0544-6.
• Love, Exile, Redemption. Rupa Publications India. 2023. ISBN 9357024921.