Famous West Bengal singer Rupankar Bagchi has given his voice for the second song in Fakhrul Arefeen Khan’s second feature film Gondi. The song, titled Tobu Dupaye, was released today on the official Facebook page of Gondi and also in Gorai Film's YouTube channel.
Renowned music personality Debojyoti Mishra wrote and composed the song. About the song’s lyrics and melody, Debojyoti said in a press release: “One-day Arefeen told me about the story of this movie. That day the songs came to my mind. When I told him about the song he instantly agreed to use it in this movie. I hope people will like this song.”
Fakrul Arefeen Khan said: “Rupankar Bagchi is one of my favourite singers. He is so popular in the whole Bangla music industry. A song in Gondi will have his voice. I am expecting that this song will become popular among the Bangali people.”
The first song from Gondi is titled Gondi Chariye Bondhu Dujone, and it was released on November 29.
After the big success of Bhuban Majhi, director Fakrul Arefeen Khan began work for his second feature film Gondi. The film was shot at different locations in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, and London. The film is currently in the post-production phase.
The story of Gondi belongs to the romantic-comedy genre. It is the story of a man and a woman, aged 55 and 65 years respectively. How the friendship between the man and the woman progressed over the years, and well into their retirement age, and how their family and friends react to this friendship is the crux of the story.
Popular Indian Bangla film actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, who is best known for portraying iconic Bangla detective characters - such as Feluda and Kakababu - play the role of the man. And famous Bangladeshi actor Suborna Mustafa plays the role of the woman. Other actors featured in this film are Shubashish Bhowmick, Majnun Mizan, Aparna Ghosh, Aman Reza, and Payel Mukherjee.