Book fair ready to make up for last year with theme song

The track Oi Dakche Boi has music scored by Bickram Ghosh,lyrics penned by filmmaker Sugato Guha. The song features artistes like Rupankar,Subhamita,Lopamudra Mitra,Srikanto Acharya,Rupam Islam,Pratik Chowdhury and Ruprekha Banerjee. The video has been shot by filmmaker Riingo.

“Since literature has no boundaries,I decided to rope in Italian guitarist Juliano Modoreli into the project,” said Ghosh. So,Oi Dakche Boi essentially retains the melodies of typical Bengali compositions but infuses bits of Flamenco,Latin beats,Cuban percussion and Spanish horn.

Though the Guild refused to divulge the budget for the project,it said the CD will be available at the fair for sale. The composite CD will also have recitals by prominent poets.

Song and dance apart,food will be another glam quotient of the fair this year. “We will have a Scottish Food Festival and fly down a Scottish chef to the fair,” said Chatterjee.

Other than the 100 buses provided by the state transport department for the fair,the Guild also plans to engage Whiteliner buses. “We have decided on a bus terminus near the parking lot at the Milan Mela venue. On days the fair will close at 8 pm,buses will be available from the terminus till 9 pm. On weekends,they will be available till 10 pm,” said Chatterjee.