Sharthopor, starring Koel Mallick and Koushik Sen, is a story about the delicate balance of family relationships and the invisible wounds that cause relationships to break apart. In it, a brother and sister duo become entangled in a bitter legal battle against each other for their inherited property, although they still love each other very much. Though each is determined to emerge victorious in the legal dispute, at the same time, they do not want to cause any pain to the other.

Ei shon, the latest song from the soundtrack of Sharthopor, captures the pain felt by both siblings as they endure the conflicting urges of love and hostility towards the other. The mood of the song is one of melancholy, reflecting the sadness felt by the siblings in having to engage in this conflict. Its visuals make it evident that both Saurav (Koushik Sen) and Aparna (Koel Mallick) are hurting within because they love each other very much — that no matter what the verdict of the judge is, they share the same sorrow and regret — that their relationship has suffered a permanent setback because of the conflict.

Full of emotion as he sings the song, singer Rupankar Bagchi’s voice is also laden with nostalgia. The video takes the listener back to the siblings’ childhood, when the elder brother was extremely loving and protective of his younger sister. It shows that even after they became adults, got married and set up their own families, the siblings’ relationship remained firm and pure as in the past and continued to hold the promise that they would always look out for each other. Ei shon thus underlines the irony of fate, which has turned the siblings into adversaries. Written by Prasen and composed by Jeet Gannguli, the song also captures the bittersweet relationship between the two and tells of the duo’s agonising inner battles as their respective lawyers engage in an aggressive on-court conflict.

Depicting the transformation of the relationship between the siblings, the song, though deeply personal, also assumes a universal significance as it reflects the sad, uncomfortable truth of most adult sibling relationships. Yet underneath the animosity, the song is also an expression of brotherly love. It almost becomes a brother’s plaintive assertion of his eternal love for his sister and a way of articulating to her that in spite of their discord and disagreement, he continues to have the same affection for her as before. Directed by Annapurna Basu, Sharthopor, also starring Ranjit Mallick, Anirban Chakrabarti, Biswajit Chakraborty and others, is currently playing in cinemas.