CHAITANYA TAMHANE’S WORK is gaining momentum. His directorial debut, Court (2015), a meditation on the banal evil of India’s judicial system, was praised for challenging the ideological conventions of the legal drama through static shots and long takes. No fast cut, close-up-heavy procedural is staged inside the courtroom; no dramatic monologues are delivered; justice is not served. Tamhane’s second feature, The Disciple (2020), while more kinetic in its camerawork (by Michal Sobociniski), proceeds at a similarly measured pace. Its narrative about the existential journey of Sharad (Aditya Modak),
A Film that Changes Your Way of Seeing The Disciple (2021)
Auteur filmmakers, as the name implies, influence all the departments of the movie so much that they get ranked as its author. Chaitanya Tamhane’s movie of
The Disciple, produced by Vivek Gomber, is the perfect auteur cinema and hands down the best Indian film of 2021 that everyone must watch.
The disciple, Sharad (Aditya Modak) has an internal conflict. His mind is a muddle due to pressure of performance, impatience of youth and idealism. A practitioner of khayal music, his contemplations continuously spoil his outward aspiration. Sharad’s external conflict is not being able to win khayal sangeet competitions. Unable to validate himself to his Guruji (Arun Dravid) or to the childhood afternoons spent with his classical music loving father.
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Steep climb: Sharad (played by Aditya Modak) struggles to follow the implied model code of conduct for a student of Hindustani classical music an austere, uncompromising way of life - PICTURE COURTESY NETFLIC
Steep climb: Sharad (played by Aditya Modak) struggles to follow the implied model code of conduct for a student of Hindustani classical music an austere, uncompromising way of life - PICTURE COURTESY NETFLIC×
Chaitanya Tamhane does a tough balancing act in ‘The Disciple’ allowing the audience to form its own conclusions The protagonist Sharad Nerulkar in Chaitanya Tamhane’s second film rides around town at night while listening to lectures on music
The Disciple Review: Chaitanya Tamhane s Delicately Crafted Drama Commands Absolute Attention
The Disciple Review: Chaitanya Tamhane s Delicately Crafted Drama Commands Absolute Attention
The Disciple Review: The Marathi film, executive produced by Alfonso Cuaron, tracks an arduous rites-of-passage journey in a manner that is instantly illuminating.
A still from
The Disciple.(courtesy YouTube)
Cast: Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Ashwini Kulkarni, Kiran Yadnyopavita and Abhishek Kale
Director: Chaitanya Tamhane
Rating: Four stars (out of 5)
A keenly observed, delicately crafted drama about learning and unlearning in the cloistered world of Hindustani classical music,
The Disciple zeroes in on a Mumbai vocalist trying to find his voice - and feet - in a demanding domain. The Marathi film, written and directed Chaitanya Tamhane and executive produced by Alfonso Cuaron, tracks an arduous rites-of-passage journey in a manner that is instant