The Inner Eye (1972)
Satyajit Ray pays homage to blind painter Benode Behari Mukherjee of Santiniketan in this short documentary about artistic vision transcending physical sight
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Preface — The Inner Eye (1972)
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Inner Eye, The, 1972 | Photographic Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Inner Eye, The, 1972 | Working Still
The Inner Eye (1972) Directed by Satyajit Ray, the documentary stands as a profound meditation on artistic vision that transcends physical sight. This 20-minute film is a lyrical homage to Benode Behari Mukherjee, the sight-impaired painter and philosopher of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, a creative sanctuary shaped by Rabindranath Tagore's ideals, where tradition and modernity coexisted. The film traces Mukherjee's journey from childhood, marked by severe visual impairment, to his complete blindness and the inner awakening that followed. Despite losing sight, he emerged as a pioneer of modern Indian art, revered across Asia for his originality and wisdom. Ray weaves still images of Mukherjee's paintings, sketches, and murals with archival photographs, his own resonant narration, and appearances by Mukherjee himself. “Blindness is a new feeling, a new experience, a new state of being,” says the artist, his words carrying...
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दि इनर आई (1972) के निर्देशक सत्यजित राय थे। यह वृत्तचित्र फ़िल्म एक ऐसी रचना है जो भौतिक नज़र से परे जाकर कलात्मक नज़र पर चिंतन पेश करती है। लगभग बीस मिनट लम्बाई की यह फ़िल्म शांतिनिकेतन में स्थित विश्व-भारती विश्वविद्यालय के नेत्रहीन चित्रकार एवं दार्शनिक बिनोद बिहारी मुखर्जी को समर्पित एक काव्यात्मक श्रद्धांजलि है। विश्व-भारती एक ऐसा सृजनशील अभ्यारण्य कहा जा सकता है जिसका निर्माण गुरुदेव रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर के आदर्शों पर और उनकी देखरेख में हुआ था। यहाँ परम्परा और आधुनिकता का अद्भुत समन्वय देखने को मिलता है। फ़िल्म बिनोद बिहारी मुखर्जी की कलात्मक यात्रा को दिखाती है। उनके बचपन से लेकर गंभीर दृष्टिदोष से पीड़ित होने तक, फिर नेत्रहीनता तक की यात्रा और उसके बाद उनके अन्दरूनी कलात्मक जागरण तक। दृष्टि खोने के बावजूद भी वे आधुनिक भारतीय कला के अग्रदूत के रूप में पहचाने गए और एशिया भर में अपनी मौलिक और गहन दृष्टि के लिए सम्मानित हुए। सत्यजित राय ने मुखर्जी के चित्रों, रेखाचित्रों और भित्तिचित्रों की स्थिर छवियों को अभिलेखीय तस्वीरों के साथ अपनी ही आवाज़ में चलती टिप्पणियों और स्वयं मुखर्जी की उपस्थिति के साथ बुनकर एक सुंदर सतरंगी हार तैयार किया है। खुद कलाकार के शब्दों में, “नेत्रहीनता एक नई अनुभूति है, एक नया अनुभव, अस्तित्व की एक नई अवस्था” और इन पंक्तियों में...
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The Inner Eye (1972)
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Inner Eye, The, 1972 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663356
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The documentary by Satyajit Ray on the life of artist Benode Behari Mukherjee who studied art at Santiniketan under Nandalal Bose and later came back as a faculty of theory of fine arts at the school and lived most of his life there. Behari was born without a vision in his one eye and lost another severely myopic eye at the age of 58. _x000d_ The film opens with a mural being painted at the wall of the newly developed building in Santiniketan, headed by Benode Behari Mukherjee. Ray in a voiceover explains the techniques and materials being used in the making of the mural while also simultaneously spreading out the life of the artist and his process of making the art._x000d_ Benode Behari lives in a cottage near the campus building, alone, having lost vision in both his eyes but relying on all the other senses to carry forward his life properly even at the age of 73.
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Inner Eye, The, 1972 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663356
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The documentary by Satyajit Ray on the life of artist Benode Behari Mukherjee who studied art at Santiniketan under Nandalal Bose and later came back as a faculty of theory of fine arts at the school and lived most of his life there. Behari was born without a vision in his one eye and lost another severely myopic eye at the age of 58. _x000d_ The film opens with a mural being painted at the wall of the newly developed building in Santiniketan, headed by Benode Behari Mukherjee. Ray in a voiceover explains the techniques and materials being used in the making of the mural while also simultaneously spreading out the life of the artist and his process of making the art._x000d_ Benode Behari lives in a cottage near the campus building, alone, having lost vision in both his eyes but relying on all the other senses to carry forward his life properly even at the age of 73.
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Films Division
Cinematographer
Soumendu Roy
Controller of Production
Anil Chowdhury,
Bhanu Ghosh
Dialogue Writer
Satyajit Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Editing
Dulal Dutta
Lead Cast
Binode Bihari Mukherjee,
Satyajit Ray
Music Director
Satyajit Ray
Script Writer
Satyajit Ray
Sound Recording
J D Irani,
Durgadas Mitra
Still Photographer
Nemai Ghosh,
Sandip Ray
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