“The Disciple” Marathi Movie Made India Proud At Venice

The Mumbai based director Chaitanya Tamhane’s Marathi movie “The Disciple” made India proud at the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. It got an award for the best screenplay and it is the first Indian movie in 20 years to be chosen for the main competition of a European film festival.

About the Movie:
The movie is based on an Indian classical vocalist Sharad Nerulkar (Aditya Modak) who follows the teachings of his old masters, Guru and his father. But he wonders whether he can reach the excellence he is looking for. The movie is 127 minutes long starring Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, and Kiran Yadnyopavit.

“The Disciple” is the first Indian movie to be chosen for the main competition of a European film festival (Cannes, Venice, Berlin) 20 years after Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding in Venice in 2001.

Four-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron was serving as executive producer on the movie.

About Chaitanya Tamhane
Chaitanya Tamhane did a directorial debut with the Marathi movie “Court” which bagged the National award. This movie narrates the functioning of our Judicial system.

His achievements are:

• Best Feature Film Court at 62nd National Film Awards, 2015
• Best Film “Court” at Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2015.[6]
• Best Asian Feature Film, Court at Singapore International Film Festival, Silver Screen Awards 2014
• Best Screenplay, The Disciple at Venice Film Festival, Venice Film Festival 2020

About FIPRESCI

FIPRESCI is based in Brussels, Belgium in 1930 comprising of film journalists and film critics around the world. FIPRESCI (Federation Internationale de la Presse CInematographique), aiming to promote and develop film culture is also known as The International Federation of Film Critics.

77th Venice Film Festival concluded on 12th September 2020 is the first major international film event to take place physically since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.