Arijit Singh to voice song penned by Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal in India, has recently ventured into composing music, with the renowned singer Arijit Singh lending his voice to her creation.

Arijit Singh has composed the theme song for the upcoming Kolkata International Film Festival, according to Indian media reports. This marks the first occasion where his voice features as the theme for an event. The essence of the song revolves around Mamata Banerjee’s ideas, with a few lines penned by the chief minister herself. Additional lyrics for the composition are attributed to poet Srijato Bandopadhyay.

The festival, scheduled to commence on December 5 at Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium, promises a star-studded inauguration with the presence of industry icons such as Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Sourav Ganguly, and Mahesh Bhatt.

Known for his regular appearances at the festival, superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s participation remains uncertain this year, as per reports from Kolkata-based media outlets. However, the excitement escalates with Arijit Singh’s composition of the festival’s theme song, which resonates with the ideals of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

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