The Chaitanya Tamhane directorial, The Disciple, which is backed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, will get an OTT release soon, it was confirmed on Wednesday. Tamhane's Marathi drama has been acquired by Netflix, and the release date will be announced soon. "I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema and I'm thrilled ‘The Disciple' will be able to be enjoyed by audiences all around the world," Cuaron said in a statement.

Tamhane asserts that the story of the film came from "my own search for excellence and direction". "It's about how many of us follow all the rules and yet, sometimes, find that something is missing. I was honoured to get the opportunity to work with a creative genius (and my mentor) like Alfonso Cuaron -- who directed Roma and Gravity," he added.