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May 03, 2021 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 Ne...

Chaitanya Tamhane’s film is set in the world of classical music but is a metaphor for the Indian way.

Express News Service In Court, first-time director Chaitanya Tamhane painted a stark (and savagely funny) portrait of the Indian judicial system. The 2015 Marathi-language film relied on a simple juxtaposition: the gap between exalted legal ideals and their actual process. A similar tug-of-war invigorates The Disciple, Tamhane's second feature, about a young classical singer named Sharad (Aditya Modak). In the opening scene, the camera closes in on a musical performance in a large hall. We’re introduced to Sharad’s father, a veteran vocalist and teacher, and then, as the frame tightens u...

Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple is an unorthodox movie about a revered artistic tradition. The journey of Sharad Nerulkar, a Hindustani classical vocalist from Mumbai, is also the mapping of the pursuit of perfection, the relationship between mentors and pupils, the conversation between staying pure and selling out, and the burden of legacy. The Marathi movie is being streamed on Netflix. The Disciple follows Sharad (Aditya Modak) over a decade, during which the second-generation singer attempts to establish himself and crawl out from under the shadow of his father, popular masters and h...

Photo: Netflix Too many movies feel like they were written by guidance counselors. “Believe in yourself, and you can do anything,” they insist, cheerleading for aspiring artists, athletes, and astronauts. But what if what you want to do with your life is notoriously difficult? And what if you’re just not that great at it? The Disciple, a wry and perceptive new drama from the Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane, shows what following your dreams looks like when those dreams are lofty on an almost historical scale. It could just as easily be called The Discipline, for how rigorously it pr...