Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman by Dohar, Iman Chakraborty

Few songs from 2023 have held their ground as well as Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Behind the melody is the work of Dohar, Iman Chakraborty, whose composition choices give Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman its distinctive texture.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman, Dohar, Iman Chakraborty clearly belongs in the second group. The song is tied to Victor Banerjee, Abir Chatterjee, MiMi, whose presence gives Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

By the end of 2023, Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Some music is background. Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The concision of Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman — just 5:15 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Joyo Joyo Bijoyagaman will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.