Keno Asibo Bole by Rishi Chakraborty, Mousumi Dutta

Rishi Chakraborty, Mousumi Dutta has delivered memorable performances before, but Keno Asibo Bole sits comfortably among the very best. Credit goes to Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The performance by Rishi Chakraborty, Mousumi Dutta is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The song is tied to Ujaan Ganguly, Abantika Biswas, Bidipta Chakraborty, Rajatava Dutta Roni, Kharaj Mukherjee, Kaushik Sen, Aparajita Adhya, whose presence gives Keno Asibo Bole a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

In 2018, Bengali produced many songs, but Keno Asibo Bole was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. There is no right time to listen to Keno Asibo Bole. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Keno Asibo Bole — just 3:03 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Rishi Chakraborty, Mousumi Dutta and Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.