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Salil Chowdhury

Mahabharoti (1994)

A late-era Bengali film featuring powerful compositions from Salil Chowdhury, including a challenging baul folk performance by Purnadas Baul.

Film Information

Language: Bengali

Year: 1994

Lyrics: Salil Chowdhury

Notes: The film is remembered for its diverse musical styles—from modern Bengali melodies to a complex baul-style folk composition.

Songs

Nr Song Singer Other known variations Hnd Mal Tam Tel Kan Bng Oth
MB1 Ei desh ei desh Antara Chowdhury - -AR4--- MS31-
MB2 Cholechhe aaj cholbe kaal Shibaji Chattyopadhaay - OB19---- MS40-
MB3 Duranto Duranto Jowbon Haimanti Shukla - OB12---- --
MB4 O jibon jibon re Purnadas Baul - ----- --

Notes & Background

Mahabharoti (1994) features a set of distinctive songs with Salil’s trademark melodic and harmonic complexity. The soundtrack covers a wide emotional and stylistic range—from Antara Chowdhury’s stirring performance in "Ei desh ei desh" to Haimanti Shukla’s energetic "Duranto Duranto Jowbon".

A highlight of this soundtrack is the folk-based composition sung by the legendary Baul performer Purnadas Baul. According to a charming anecdote, it reportedly took him nearly three days to learn and master the song—an indicator of how intricate and unconventional Salil’s composition was compared to typical Baul material.

Songs like "Cholechhe aaj cholbe kaal" connect this film musically to Salil’s other works through thematic or structural similarities found in the referenced versions.