She carries the legacy of Ustad Abdul Kareem Khan and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the doyens of the Kirana Gharana and yet, Prabha Atre s zeal for constant innovation and creative endeavour in treatment, design and presentation of the musical .
Chaitanya Tamhaneâs The Disciple is a Journey of Uncharted Dissonance
The Marathi film on the inner worlds of Hindustani classical music unfurls like a vilambit khyal set in Brahminical patriarchy.
A still from the movie The Disciple . Photo courtesy: Netflix
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Once an idea has been fully expressed, donât stretch it further. You are falling short in your riyaaz.â
âBut all Iâm doing is practising for hours and hours…â
âYour perspective is lacking. Itâs all scattered. Itâs all jumbled up. The music has no life in it.â
This is a brief dialogue between a teacher and his pupil.