THE DISCIPLE
Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane
India | 2020 | Marathi
Sharad Nerulkar has devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of old masters, his guru, and his father. But as years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for. A journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute in contemporary Mumbai.
Cast: Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit
Credits
Director & Writer: Chaitanya Tamhane
Cinematography: Michał Sobociński
Editing: Chaitanya Tamhane
Production Design: Ravin Karde, Pooja Talreja
Sound Design: Naren Chandavarkar
Producer: Vivek Gomber (Zoo Entertainment)
Chaitanya Tamhane
Festivals & Awards
Venice Film Festival – Main Competition
Toronto International Film Festival – Special Presentation
Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón, executive producer of THE DISCIPLE about the film and his collaboration with Chaitanya Tamhane:
I met Chaitanya through a mentorship program where I had the opportunity to watch his very superb debut film, COURT. I was immediately impressed by his sense of cinema and fearless confidence to tell stories. He was part of most of ROMA’s process and I jumped to the opportunity to be part of the process of his second film THE DISCIPLE. I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema.
press quotes
“A transcendent, dreamy character study”
“Brilliant sophomore drama”
Indiewire, grade: A-
“Chaitanya Tamhane has emerged as one of the new stars of Indian art house Cinema”
“Universal story of a youth who aims for the stars and finds himself with his feet tied to earth”
The Hollywood Reporter
“Ambitious in scope and also (…) personal”
“An engrossing experience”
“A complex picture of a man’s inner struggle toward the kind of artistic fulfillment few of us will ever experience.”
Variety
