The
Disciple,
directed
by
Chaitanya
Tamhane
was
bestowed
with
Best
Screenplay
award
at
the
Venice
International
Film
Festival’s
closing
ceremony
on
Saturday.
For
the
unversed,
this
is
the
second
award
for
The
Disciple
as
it
was
earlier
also
honoured
with
the
International
Critics’
Prize
awarded
by
FIPRESCI.
Chaitanya
opened
up
about
the
win
in
a
statement
and
said,
“Writing
The
Disciple
was
by
far
the
most
challenging
and
painful
endeavour
I
have
ever
undertaken.
This
honour
means
a
lot
to
me
and
it
will
encourage
me
to
keep
pushing
my
own
boundaries
even
further.
I
want
to
dedicate
this
award
to
all
the
musicians,
researchers,
authors,
and
historians
who
helped
open
the
doors
to
the
incredible
world
of
Indian
classical
music
for
me.”
Producer
Vivek
Gomber
added,
“To
win
a
Best
Screenplay
award
amongst
such
stalwarts
is
just
an
incredible
feat.
I
am
really
grateful
to
the
jury
and
very
proud
of
Chaitanya.
It’s
the
hardest
and
the
loneliest
job,
but
the
final
script
was
also
what
convinced
me
to
back
the
film.”
It
must
be
noted
that
The
Disciple
is
the
first
Indian
film
to
be
selected
in
the
competition
category
at
Venice
since
Mira
Nair's
Monsoon
Wedding
in
2001.
A
number
of
Bollywood
personalities
like
Richa
Chadha,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Ali
Fazal,
Anurag
Kashyap
among
others
congratulated
colleague
Chaitanya
for
his
best
screenplay
win
whilst
hailing
it
as
a
landmark
moment
for
Indian
cinema.
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
took
to
his
social
media
to
congratulate
the
film-maker
and
wrote,
“The
Disciple
has
bagged
the
prestigious
FIPRESCI
award
at
the
2020
Venice
Film
Festival!
It
is
also
the
first
Indian
film
in
30
years
to
do
so!
Congratulations
Chaitanya
Tamhane!
The
entire
nation
is
proud
of
you!”
Check
out
some
other
reactions
below:
The
Disciple
by
Chaitanya
Tamhane
and
produced
by
VIvek
Gomber
wins
the
Best
Screenplay
at
@la_Biennale
!!
What
a
feat!!
What
a
team!!
Chaitanya,
Gomber,
Pooja,
Micah,
Naren,
Tanaji,
Rakesh
ji
and
to
the
whole
cast
and
crew
a
big
salute!!
#TheDisciple
#VeniceFilmFestival
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