Born in Mumbai in 1987, Chaitanya Tamhane wrote and directed the short Six Strands (2011) before his debut feature Court (2014), a Marathi courtroom drama about the trial of an ageing folk singer in a lower court in Mumbai that examines the Indian legal system. It won the National Film Award for best feature and was India's entry for the Oscars. His second feature, The Disciple (2020), premiered in competition at Venice and won the prize for best screenplay and the FIPRESCI award. Alfonso Cuarón was executive producer.
Awards (from the Sinekatalog award pages)
- 2014 · Venice Film Festival: Orizzonti — Court
Filmography
- Court 2014 · IMDb 7.6 · 5,837 votes
- The Disciple 2020 · IMDb 7.1 · 3,381 votes