Raag Miya Malhar Alap by Jayati Chakraborty

There is an honesty to Raag Miya Malhar Alap that separates it from most Bengali songs released around the same time. Soumya Rit has a history of strong work, and the music on Raag Miya Malhar Alap is among the most memorable of it.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Raag Miya Malhar Alap, Jayati Chakraborty clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Raag Miya Malhar Alap finds its musical expression here — Raag Miya Malhar Alap is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The 2020 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. There is a quality to Raag Miya Malhar Alap that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 2:18, 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 Jayati Chakraborty and Soumya Rit, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.