'Binodini Rai' crosses more than one crore views on social media

Kolkata: Duet song recorded by famous Bangladeshi singer Sabbir Nasir and 'Sa Re Ga Ma' fame Kolkata based singer Shampa Biswas cros...

Kolkata: Duet song recorded by famous Bangladeshi singer Sabbir Nasir and 'Sa Re Ga Ma' fame Kolkata based singer Shampa Biswas crossed one crore views recently. 'Binodini Rai' was sung in Dhamail style which originated from north-eastern Sylhet district of Northern Bangladesh. Within few days of releasing the song on April 11, 'Binodini Rai' broke all the records on social media including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Recently no Bengali song has garnered this kind of popularity. The lyrics and tune of the song have been arranged by the National Award-winning artist of Bangladesh Plavan Qureshi. At a time when the second Covid wave has affected all of us, 'Binodini Rai' comes like a ray of positivity and happiness in our minds.  

Sabbir Nasir entered the world of Bangladeshi music industry in 1997 as a vocalist for a band called Metamorphosis. He had also worked as a guitarist with various famous artists of Bangladesh. Sabbir took a short break returned to the world of music after 20years. His song 'Amare Dia Dilam Tomare' is very popular in Bangladesh. Some of his remarkable songs are 'Tumi Dome Dom', 'Poka', 'Aboltabol', 'Horsho',  'Jolo Jochona', 'Fagun Ashcche' which gained immense popularity in Bangladesh.

Speaking on the occasion, Shampa Biswas added, "'Binodini Rai' is another example of the cultural amity between two countries. Even when I didn't know Plavan Qureshi Bhai, I sang 'Indubala' to his tune and the Bangladeshi audience loved it. And this time after getting a request from Sabbir Bhai I went to Bangladesh amidst an uncertain situation and could not have been more proud to be associated with this wonderful song."

Sabbir Nasir also added, "I am very happy that 'Binodini Rai' has been appreciated by the people of two countries. I have tried my best to present a unique song. The success of this song proves that artists can still make people jovial with their work and I am extremely grateful to my audience for all the appreciation."