The Disciple: Hits the notes of excellence
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The Disciple
Direction: Chaitanya Tamhane
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
Chaitanya Tamhane s new film intricately weaves diverse threads. It talks of the state of Hindustani Classical music and its Guru-Shishya parampara . There is adequate reference to the blatant commercialising of music, as well as how myths are created around icons in the world of art. Importantly, in a sublime final scene, the film leaves a lingering question. What really is the mark of purity in art does it lie in rigorous learning, or is it about simplistic rendition that communicates to all with sincerity?
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First published on Fri 4 Sep 2020 10.30 EDT
Chaitanya Tamhaneâs The Disciple comes boldly billed as the first Indian film to play in Venice competition since Mira Nairâs Monsoon Wedding won the Golden Lion in 2001, just before the Twin Towers fell. Thatâs a long time for a nationâs film-makers to sit on the sidelines, left out in the cold â assuming they ever saw it that way. Possibly they did not. The Disciple, for one, is about the virtues and pitfalls of steering oneâs own course. Its hero is embarked on a long, lonely quest. The bright lights and red carpets hold little attraction for him.