Woman into an Idol

An Exploration of the Burden of Divinity in Satyajit Ray’s Devi

Abstract

The crux of mythology is tightly woven within the boundaries of belief, and it thrives consistently through the sections of storytelling. The belief may lead its way independently, but when followed blindly, it gives birth to a version that becomes marginalised towards superstition. Oftentimes, this superstition leads to a definite alteration of an individual, leading them to sidestep the barricade of reality. The far-fetched conceits may draw their lines, but they blend effortlessly with the fixtures. Thereby, this gives rise to the horrific bandwidth that outlines the banners surrounding the mindful capacity of reality at large. Not only is Satyajit Ray one of the faces who defines Bengali cinema, but he is also one of the visionaries who has stood by Indian cinema, bringing it right to the spotlight. The appropriate synonym that can be ascribed to Devi is Goddess. In the film Devi (1960), Ray portrays this silhouette of a person who is transformed into a Goddess. He also deals with the objectification of belief and the transition that can transpire in any individual. The delegates may be studied in their entirety, but what it brings out is that this belief modifies the course of the definition of real, and what it symbolises to the world. This paper will look into the imprint that belief has the conditioning to bring on any individual, and it will also study the characteristics that elaborate on its significance thoroughly.