A review of You Don’t Belong, a film by Spandan Banerjee, by Suanshu Khurana (Indian Express)
When an age-old song satisfies the metaphor of contemporary times, tracking its roots becomes imperative. Lal paharir deshe ja, raanga maattir deshe ja, idhak to ke maanai chena re — the folk song — originally attributed to an unknown baul artiste, has always been popular in collective memory. Soppy with emotions, the ditty has also been extremely hummable. The meanings and thoughts associated with the seemingly simple words and the absence of obvious artistic rules make it an ingrained element in Bengali sensibility and the subject of Delhi-based filmmaker Spandan Banerjee’s black and white documentary, You Don’t Belong.