Title track of Batashey Gungun reimagines a classic to mirror dark romance and obsession
The Bengali series
Batashey Gungun
has releases its reimagined title track — a bold reinterpretation of the beloved classic from
Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
.
Directed by Arijeet Toton Chakrabarty with creative direction by Aditi Roy, the series follows three emotionally entangled characters.
Srijla Guha
leads as Pallabi, a lonely young woman whose need for love spirals into obsession.
Suhotra Mukhopadhyay plays Arindam, her professor, a man caught between desire and responsibility. Manali Manisha Dey portrays Mithila, Arindam's wife — observant and unraveling under the weight of secrets.
The reimagined track forms the emotional backbone of the series, weaving through moments of passion, paranoia, and psychological collapse. Visuals from the title sequence contrast stolen intimacy with silent devastation — a glance in a corridor, a marriage cracking in stillness, a gaze held too long.
'This is not a love story,' says Chakrabarty. 'It's about power, loneliness, and the damage we do when we break emotional boundaries.'
Guha, emotionally connected to the track through her earlier work, called the experience 'surreal.' Mukhopadhyay added, 'The music echoes the contradictions in Arindam — gentle yet dangerous.'
Batashey Gungun
stands out as a disturbing portrait of love turned obsession, propelled by compelling performances and a title track that haunts long after it ends.
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