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SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ — Question 37

SSC CHSL - 19 April 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q37

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Which filmmaker won the Best Screenplay award at the Venice film festival for ‘The Disciple’, a Marathi drama, in 2020?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2. i.e. Chaitanya Tamhane.

  • Mumbai based filmmaker, Chaitanya Tamhane's "The Disciple" won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
  • The plot of the movie revolves around the life of 'Sharad Nerulkar' played by Aditya Modak, who yearns to become an Indian classical music vocalist and devotes his life for the same.
  • The protagonist diligently follows the footsteps of his old masters, his guru and his father, but as time flies, he starts to wonder if it is really possible to achieve the excellence he is striving for.