Aditya Modak is a Hindustani classical music artiste and the lead actor of Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival[1] and was later picked up by Netflix.

[4][5][6][7] Critics of The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor named Modak as one of their top choices for an Oscar nomination.

Jasraj, in addition to several other prestigious classical music conferences, events,[12] and musical festivals, such as the Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Samaroha, the Kashi Sangeet Mahotsav, the Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, the National Centre for Performing Arts and the Gwalior Sangeet Samaroha.

Jay Weissberg of Variety (magazine) says, "It’s hard to imagine the film succeeding so well without lead actor Modak’s quiet concentration (not to mention vocal skills), capturing his character’s all-consuming hunger while generally projecting a never-dull placidity.

"[14] Nick Allen of Roger Ebert says, "Modak creates an emotional desperation that is as organic as Tamhane’s static camera.