"The Disciple" (film) and The Beatles in India

The Disciple (official trailer)

(Netflix India, March 29, 2021) If one stops striving for excellence, did one ever really strive for excellence?

This is a musician’s unadulterated devotion, a mirage-like quest for divinity with the courage to fight one's own mediocrity with passion.

The Disciple is the tale of a fictional Indian classical vocalist, Sharad Nerulkar, searching for the traditional absolute in a contemporary city that never stops hustling.

(IMDb, The Disciple) WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Self-doubt, sacrifice, and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted Indian classical music vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.

(Film Companion) Review of the slow-moving, award-winning The Disciple

The film stars an exemplary cast, including Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, and Kiran Yadnyopavit, among others. Watch The Disciple strike all the right chords on April 30th, only on Netflix.

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(The Holly Hobs, 11/19/19) India's philosophical splendor and otherworldly music had a profound impact on The Beatles as musicians and as spiritual seekers. The allure of the subcontinent enchanted the lads from Liverpool for years and in turn helped bring Indian music and spirituality to the West.

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• Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar teaches Beatle George Harrison at the foothills of the Himalayas in Rishikesh, India in 1968, starting an avalanche of interest.

• Director: Chaitanya Tamhane
• Producer: Vivek Gomber
• Executive Producer: Alfonso Cuarón

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