The album of the film Chandrabindoo continues to grow, now with the addition of yet another Anupam Roy track. The new song, titled Sobai jene gechhe, is a sweet duet by Roy and Prashmita Paul, marking another in a long list of collaborations. Penned by Roy, the song tells of uncertain love, manifested on screen by the actors Ankush and Oindrila, who lead the film. With each new track, Chandrabindoo’s album has lately been marking its place as a journey of love and longing.
There’s an element of whimsy to the song, a wistfulness that tells of the initial uncertainty of love before it truly blooms. Anupam, who has also penned the lyrics, captures the vulnerability and confusion of amateur unspoken affections. The narrative speaks of longing, secrecy, and emotional distance, and reflects the turmoil of a heart reaching out, but unsure of how it will be received. The melody, too, is sweet and delightfully tender. wrapping the emotion in a gentle, melancholic embrace. Anupam and Prashmita’s voices complement each other beautifully, weaving together a harmony that enhances the song’s quiet ache and emotional depth.
Anupam Roy
The music video features Ankush and Oindrila’s characters in the film falling in love while nursing individual losses of their own. As per what we already know of the film, it is suggested that they are both hesitant to fully embrace the idea of falling in love since their dynamic begins at a graveyard, at two different funerals. The idea of death being a permanent memento mori rings throughout the length of the music video. Throughout their time together, the looming reality of death haunts them both, as very recent past occurrences that deny them the opportunity to accept each other fully.
The album of Chandrabindoo is quietly experimental, but deeply in tune with the heart of the film. With Sobai jene gechhe, the film offers yet another glimpse into its tender, introspective core, where love, loss, and music intertwine.
The narrative revolves around Arnab (played by Ankush Hazra), who lives in a pristine, idyllic corner of England and loses his parents (Shantilal Mukherjee and Tulika Bose) in a car crash. The world collapses around Arnab, as is only natural, but what comes as a surprise is that it comes crashing down about his parents’ too. For despite being dead, they still roam the earth, now in spirit form. The Keeper – who we may presume to be another ghost at the graveyard – or, by a stretch of the imagination, Charon from the Ancient Greek myths, whose job was to ferry the departed to the Underworld smoothly (it is to be noted that the name of one of Pluto’s moons is also Charon; the moon puns are abundant in this film, from its title itself to the last name to its director) – tells the spirits of Arnab’s parents that this is how to be. They are now in the ‘happy afterlife’, where they must remain for 30 days before embarking on their next great adventure. The 30-day period will start from the day Arnab comes to visit their graves for the first time since the funeral.