'The Disciple' remains on the edge of the well of musicianship Updated: Updated: May 07, 2021 12:24 IST Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi drama, now showing on Netflix, engulfs you in its web of paradox and irony Share Article AAA Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi drama, now showing on Netflix, engulfs you in its web of paradox and irony Chaitanya Tamhane makes me jealous. Like the protagonist Sharad in The Disciple, my induction into the universe of Hindustani music was one of rapture and awe at the depth of the tradition. Many years passed before I identified the surprisingly homogenous — and disillusioningly pedestrian — subcultures it consisted of. Tamhane latches on to one of these — the Marathi Brahmin subculture of Khayal music in Mumbai — and presents an astoundingly faithful representation of its textures, timbres and contradictions.