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Tamhane indicates early enough that The Disciple is more interested viewing Sharad's evolution as a man and a musician from a somewhat detached vantage point - from the wings, as it were - rather than in placing itself in the midst of the vocalist's personal and professional universe. What goes on in his mind is as much a mystery as the musical notes that he strives to master under Guruji's tutelage. Sharad isn't given to expressing his emotions. And that how it is going to be for the rest of the film. As the names of the winners are announced, the camera, stationed diagonally to his left, is on Sharad. Sharad sings a Raag Bageshri bandish but earns no prize for his effort. On the stage everything is a performance, he says, attributing the truism to his departed father (who we will see later in flashbacks and an old television interview). In the opening sequences, set in 2006, Sharad readies himself for a competition. The guru is a hard taskmaster and the disciple's path is strewn with daunting challenges. Tamhane's brilliant screenplay, which provides a window on a storied subculture, centres on Sharad Nerulkar (real-life classical singer Aditya Modak), a man in his mid-20s, and his mentor Pandit Vinayak Pradhan (Arun Dravid, Kishori Amonkar's foremost disciple).
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The film's impressive formal rigour is in perfect consonance with the purpose that drives the austere narrative and the spaces, ideas and sounds within and around which it unfolds. The Disciple, streaming on Netflix, explores the pangs of a singer's transition from youth to maturity, and from pursuit and probing to self-realization and resignation. 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 instantly illuminating. Cast: Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Ashwini Kulkarni, Kiran Yadnyopavita and Abhishek KaleĪ 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.