Shunechi Mon Ke Bojhano by Anupam Roy, Anwesha

Shunechi Mon Ke Bojhano is one of those rare Bengali tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Credit goes to Ashok Bhadra for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The performance by Anupam Roy, Anwesha is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indrashish, Kaushik Sen, Dipankar De, Biswajit Chakraborty, Paoli Dam, Dolly Basu in Shunechi Mon Ke Bojhano finds its musical expression here — Shunechi Mon Ke Bojhano is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The song dates from 2017, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Listeners have described the experience of Shunechi Mon Ke Bojhano differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Shunechi Mon Ke Bojhano — just 5:35 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. This is music that holds up — not because it is perfect, but because it is honest, and honesty in a song is irreplaceable.