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Salil Chowdhury

Mowchor (1985)

A rare and lesser-known Salil Chowdhury film whose songs survived mainly through EP records and a later CD release.

Film Information

Language: Bengali

Lyrics: Mostly by Salil; MW4 and MW7 are traditional. MW6 written by Gouriprasanna Majumdar.

Note: Several songs existed only on rare EPs until the 2007 Inreco CD release.

Songs

Nr Song Singer Other known variations Hnd Mal Tam Tel Kan Bng Oth
MW1 Tumi binaa aami jano Arati Mukherjee - -------
MW2 Rasabhaare dagamaga Anup Ghosal & Chorus - -------
MW3 Bhaataar gechhe mou aante Angshuman Roy - -------
MW4 Saajaailaam saadh korey Shakti Thakur & Chorus - -------
MW5 Mukh tolo mukh tolo Shakti Thakur - -------
MW6 Aamaar dukkher seemaa naai Manna Dey - --TI4-- RA3-
MW7 Nui desham baagham hein Chorus - -------
MW8 Tumi binaa aami jano Manna Dey & Arati Mukherjee - -------
MW9 Megh tui jaa jaa jaa Arati Mukherjee - -------

Notes & Background

Mowchor (1985) is one of those mysterious films that may never have been released at all. For decades, the only traces of its existence were a couple of rare Inreco EP records. A full soundtrack CD finally appeared in 2007.

The song "Nui desham baagham hein" appears to be a traditional folk form, though the language itself is difficult to identify. Its structure strongly resembles regional folk songs Salil encountered during his IPTA years.

"Aamaar dukkher seemaa naai" was originally used in the film Raatbhore, performed by Satinath Mukhopadhyay. Many consider that version to be superior.

"Rasabhaare dagamaga" has roots in an IPTA-era composition Salil wrote during the tebhaga movement of the late 1940s. The original version contained long, story-like lyrics full of wry humour and political commentary.