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If you still haven't watched Music Teacher on Netflix, here's why you need to!

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A  Guru-shishya  (student-teacher) relationship is one of the longest and most revered traditions of India. Sarthak Dasgupta’s ‘Music Teacher’ delves into the complexities of this seemingly sacred relationship, as it chronicles a romance between a music teacher and his student. Unlike what the premise dictates, the plot doesn’t negotiate the aftermath of what could have been a scandalous liasion. It is the story of the conflicts of a man, both internally predisposed and externally manifested, as he yearns for love.  Beni (Manav Kaul) is a music teacher to Jyotsana (Amrita Bagchi), a young girl who harbors no interest in music but takes the lessons out of sheer interest in her teacher. Beni, however, pushes her beyond her own concurrence to participate in a music competition in the city. From the results of the competition, emanate another dilemma that Benny endures- a choice between what is good vs what is right. The ramification of his resolution continually torments him f