Debajyoti Mishra's Bangladesh connect

Debajyoti Mishra’s connect with Maati goes beyond his involvement as a composer. The veteran music maker told us, “My father came from Faridpur and mother from

Bikrampur

and that’s why this film, set in Bangladesh, is so important to me. The country is rich in music and scoring for Maati made me nostaglic. I was very close to my grandmother, who introduced me to

kirtan

. I later trained in Western classical music. Music in Bangladesh is a star in itself. So, in a way, I got to work with a star in this film.” Maati is directed by Leena Gangopadhyay and Saibal Banerjee and stars Paoli, Adil Hussain and Monami Ghosh in the lead.