The Disciple
2020 · Movie · NR · 128 min
★ 6.4(56)unSUB Rating
A devoted classical vocalist gives everything to the pursuit of mastery, but talent, discipline, and sacrifice do not bring easy answers. As doubt grows, the film quietly explores ambition, tradition, and the loneliness of chasing an ideal that may always remain out of reach.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-27
- Language
- MR
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.7/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy quiet, reflective artist stories like Cold War or Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear answers.
Pros: subtle emotional depth; authentic music world; meditative atmosphere | Cons: very slow pace; emotionally distant moments; limited mainstream appeal
Cast & crew
- AM
Aditya Modak
as Sharad Nerulkar
- AD
Arun Dravid
as Pandit Vinayak Pradhan
Sumitra Bhave
as Vidushi Sindhubai Jadhav (Maai)
- DB
Deepika Bhida Bhagwat
as Sneha
- KY
Kiran Yadnyopavit
as Father
- AK
Abhishek Kale
- NK
Neela Khedkar
as Grandmother
- MM
Makarand Mukund
as Kishore
- KB
Kristy Banerjee
as Shaswati Bose
- PV
Prasad Vanarse
as Rajan Joshi
Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane