Mysore/Mysuru: The documentary titled ‘Pandit Rajeev Taranath – A Life in Music’ will be screened in Mysuru on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 4.30 pm as part of Dasara Festival. The venue is INOX Mall on M.G. Road. 

The film is a tribute to the musical genius of Pt. Rajeev Taranath, the renowned Hindustani Sarod Maestro and a disciple of the illustrious Sarod exponent Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, hailed as one of the chief exponents of Maihar Senia Allauddin gharana that traces its origin to Saraswathi, daughter of Tansen.

In this documentary, the musical journey of Panditji is narrated by himself. Besides recounting his life when considered a child prodigy of vocal music, the discovery of the path he undertook as a sarod player and his teaching of the art, he shares his views on originality of musical expression, guru – shishya parampara and approach to the understanding of classical Hindustani music.

The film has interviews of eminent musicians and people closely associated with him. Rare documents, clippings of his concerts over the years and his most recent public performance captured live are some of the highlights of the film.

The documentary is a tribute to one of the great masters of sarod. The documentary was released in 2022 and runs for 40 minutes.

The film has been screened many times since its release in November 2022, it has received wonderful responses at the Bangalore International Centre, in Mumbai at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), in Hubballi at the Gangubai Hangal Sangeet Vidyalaya, in Trichy for Cineforum and Readers Forum and in Chennai at the 11th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2023. After the screening at this year’s Dasara event, it will be shown on Dec. 8 at the Film and Television Institute in Pune. 

The documentary film-maker Asmhan Kumar is a national award-winning film-maker and writer. His feature films and documentaries on art, eminent persons and environment have won wide acclaim. He frequently writes on books and films. He has conducted courses on film appreciation, film-making and digital archiving.