Jhansi Song by Bickram Ghosh, Dipannita Acharya, Timir Biswas

Jhansi Song is one of those rare Bengali tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Behind the melody is the work of Bickram Ghosh, Dipannita Acharya, Timir Biswas, whose composition choices give Jhansi Song its distinctive texture.

Bickram Ghosh, Dipannita Acharya, Timir Biswas's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The song is tied to Debshankar Halder, Arna Mukhopadhyay, Gargee Roychowdhury, Ishaa Saha, whose presence gives Jhansi Song a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

2022 was a strong year for Bengali music, and Jhansi Song was among the reasons why. There is a quality to Jhansi Song that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 2:05, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Bickram Ghosh, Dipannita Acharya, Timir Biswas and Bickram Ghosh, Dipannita Acharya, Timir Biswas, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.