Bhoy Dekhas Na - Male by Indradeep Dasgupta, Arijit Singh

Bhoy Dekhas Na - Male is one of those rare Bengali tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Credit goes to Indradeep Dasgupta for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Bhoy Dekhas Na - Male, Indradeep Dasgupta, Arijit Singh clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of Reema Sen, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rudranil Ghosh, Neha Panda, Kabir Sengupta is embedded in every moment of Bhoy Dekhas Na - Male, making it as much a performance as a song.

In 2013, Bengali produced many songs, but Bhoy Dekhas Na - Male was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 6:31, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.