Bendhechhi Beena

Bendhechhi Beena
Studio album by Shreya Ghoshal
Released	January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)
Recorded	J. M. D. Sounds
Genre	Filmi
Length	51:32
Label	Sagarika Music
Shreya Ghoshal chronology
Bendhechhi Beena (1998) Ekti Katha (1999)

Bendhechhi Beena is a Bengali studio album by renowned Bollywood playback singer Shreya Ghoshal. Released on 1 January 1998 by Sagarika Music, the album happens to be the first studio album of Ghoshal, consisting of 14 tracks. The songs are cover versions of classic Bengali hits by songstresses like Parveen Sultana, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay and many others. The tracks; which have been adapted from compositions by well-known music directors of Bengal including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury and Sudhin Dasgupta; were rearranged by music director Amit Bandyopadhyay for this album.^[1][2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's back cover.^[3]

Technical and instruments

• Amit Bandyopadhyay – music arrangement
• J. M. D. Sounds – sound design
• Samir Das – recording engineer

On the track "Bendhechi Beena Gaan Shonabo" Sapan Chakraborty – writer R. D. Burman – composer[4] Notes – Originally sung by Parveen Sultana. On the track "Surero Ei Jhar Jhar Jharna" Salil Chowdhury – writer Salil Chowdhury – composer[5] Notes – Originally sung by Sabita Chowdhury. On the track "O Pakhi Ure Aay" Pulak Bandyopadhyay – writer Abhijit Bandyopadhyay – composer[6] Notes – Originally sung by Asha Bhosle. On the track "Ene De Ene De Jhumka" Salil Chowdhury – writer Salil Chowdhury – composer[7] Notes – Originally sung by Sabita Chowdhury. On the track "Jhum Jhum Jhum Raat Nijhum" Sapan Chakraborty – writer R. D. Burman – composer[8] Notes – Originally sung by Asha Bhosle. On the track "Saat Ranga Ek Pakhi" Sunil Baran – writer Sudhin Dasgupta – composer[9] Notes – Originally sung by Pratima Banerjee. On the track "Jiban Gaan Gahe Ke Je" Salil Chowdhury – writer Hridaynath Mangeshkar – composer[10] Notes – Originally sung by Asha Bhosle.

On the track "Dure Akash Shamianay" Gouri Prasanna Majumdar – writer Hridaynath Mangeshkar – composer[11] Notes – Originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar. On the track "Oli Amon Kore Noy" Pulak Bandyopadhyay – writer Nachiketa Ghosh – composer[12] Notes – Originally sung by Madhuri Chatterjee. On the track "Akashe Aaj Ranger Khela" Sudhin Dasgupta – writer Sudhin Dasgupta – composer[13] Notes – Originally sung by Asha Bhosle. On the track "Kon Se Aalor Swapno Niye" Sudhin Dasgupta – writer Sudhin Dasgupta – composer[14] Notes – Originally sung by Asha Bhosle. On the track "Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni" Salil Chowdhury – writer Salil Chowdhury – composer[15] Notes – Originally sung by Sandhya Mukhopadhyay. On the track "Akash Jure Swapno Maya" Anal Chattopadhyay – writer Kanu Ghosh – composer[16] Notes – Originally sung by Geeta Dutt. On the track "O Tota Pakhi Re" Prabir Majumder – writer Prabir Majumder – composer[17] Notes – Originally sung by Nirmala Mishra.

Track listing

Bendhechhi Beena

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bendhechi Beena Gaan Shonabo"	5:52
2.	"Surero Ei Jhar Jhar Jharna"	3:21
3.	"O Pakhi Ure Aay"	3:49
4.	"Ene De Ene De Jhumka"	3:17
5.	"Jhum Jhum Jhum Raat Nijhum"	3:17
6.	"Saat Ranga Ek Pakhi"	2:48
7.	"Jiban Gaan Gahe Ke Je"	3:42
8.	"Dure Akash Shamianay"	3:56
9.	"Oli Amon Kore Noy"	3:48
10.	"Akashe Aaj Ranger Khela"	3:09
11.	"Kon Se Aalor Swapno Niye"	4:04
12.	"Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni"	3:40
13.	"Akash Jure Swapno Maya"	3:30
14.	"O Tota Pakhi Re"	3:21
Total length:		51:32

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