The Disciple

About The Disciple

Self-doubt, sacrifice and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted classical vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.

The Disciple is a 2020 music film directed by Chaitanya Tamhane.

Aditya Modak takes the lead as Sharad Nerulkar, Arun Dravid as Pandit Vinayak Pradhan, Sumitra Bhave as Vidushi Sindhubai Jadhav (Maai), and Deepika Bhida Bhagwat as Sneha. It runs 128 minutes and was released in September 2020.

The screenplay is by Chaitanya Tamhane. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 59 votes and it carries a NR rating.