: Mumbai, June 20, 2021

 

As part of celebrations on the 7th International Day of Yoga, 2021, the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) will stream two acclaimed documentaries – ‘Yoga For Health’ and ‘Samadhi’ on NFAI’s YouTube channel from tomorrow (June 21, 2021). Both these films have been digitized by NFAI. 

'Yoga for Health', directed by A. Bhaskar Rao, was made in 1950. It is one of the early works highlighting the importance of Yoga in our life. The 11-minute documentary introduce us to the ancient science of Yoga and shows certain ‘Asanas’ which can be practiced to help build up strength, stamina and mental alertness. The film was presented by the Films Division/Documentary Films of India with the supervision of The Yoga Institute, which is based at Santa Cruz, in Mumbai. The film crew consists of cinematographer Dara Mistry. The commentary was done by Berkeley Hill, while music was provided by V. Shirali. The editing of the film was done by Pratap Parmar, while P. K. Vishwanath was in-charge of sound for this film. 

The 1977 film ‘Samadhi’ was made by John Sankaramangalam, a former director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). This 22-minute film chronicles the life of renowned yoga exponent BKS Iyengar. Through the course of the film, a 59-year-old Iyengar can be seen instructing different asanas to students with Sanskrit chants in the background score. Well-known music director and sitarist Bhaskar Chandavarkar composed for the film. The film had won the Rajat Kamal for 'Best Experimental Film at the 25th National Film Award for achieving a mellifluous blending of the spirit and philosophy of Yoga, with a wealth of detail of practical exercises in an atmosphere of calm contemplation, ennobling music and recitations from the sacred texts.

Both the docu-films will be available on NFAI YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIRA_1135D2YBUI1S2C8SIg) from tomorrow. 

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