The Disciple, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice Winner, Heads to Netflix
Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón is an executive producer on The Disciple.
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 27 January 2021 15:00 IST
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Tamhane wrote, directed, and edited The Disciple
No release date set, but The Disciple coming “soon”
The Disciple — Court director Chaitanya Tamhane's next movie — is headed to Netflix. The world's biggest subscription-based streaming service has snapped global rights for The Disciple, which won the award for best screenplay at the 2020 Venice International Film Festival. Tamhane wrote, directed, and edited the Marathi-language movie The Disciple, which tells the story of “Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it's really possible to achieve the excellence he's striving for. This is a journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute in contemporary Mumbai”.