Obhabe Keno by Anupam Roy

Obhabe Keno arrived from the Obhabe Keno album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2015. The music, composed by Anupam Roy, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Obhabe Keno, Anupam Roy clearly belongs in the second group. The connection between Rituparna Sengupta, Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Swatilekha Sengupta, Anindya Chattopadhyay, Aparajita Adhya, Monami Ghosh, Indrani Dutta, Sohini Sengupta, Sohag Sen and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

The song dates from 2015, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Some music is background. Obhabe Keno demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

Running to 3:32, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Obhabe Keno will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.