Kolkata, Nov. 14 -- "What's the DNA of Music?", that was the question composer Shantanu Moitra sought to answer as he took the stage on Thursday, the final evening of the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival that took place on Thursday.
At a special session titled "The Art of Composing Music," the National Award-winning composer engaged in a candid dialogue with filmmaker Arindam Sil, delving into the journey of how melodies are conceived, nurtured and realised in cinema.
"We all know what a song is, what a singer is but we rarely understand what a composer does. Today, on this platform, we'll try to demystify that."Honoured at the festival for his contributions to Indian cinema, Moitra reminisced about his humble beginnings. "I was j...