Chaitanya Tamhane on The Disciple: Film’s themes connect to emotions that are universal

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The Netflix film did India proud by winning the FIPRESCI International Critics Award and the Best Screenplay award at the 77th Venice Film Festival. Tamhane says that he wanted to offer an authentic representation of the music world. “It was especially challenging to design and shoot the musical performances in the film. At the same time, we didn’t want to misrepresent the music, or allow its essence and relationship with time to be altered as a compromise. We prioritised Sharad’s inner world and his emotional responses as he performed the music. We made his face and eyes communicate [his feelings].”

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