Singer Belal Khan has taken the music video format a step further with Andhar Rater Chhaya, a musical short film that combines a song with cinematic storytelling and AI-generated visuals.
The production moves beyond conventional music videos, using a film-like atmosphere and narrative-driven scenes to bring the song’s emotions to the screen.
Released on 12 November on the YouTube channel Atol’s Cafe, the song features lyrics by Salam Sarkar and composition by Sohel Atol. Sohel Atol and Sumon Kalyan jointly arranged the music, while Atol also directed the short film.
One of the production’s distinctive features is its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create various visual sequences. The technology helped shape the story’s atmosphere, character appearances, scene arrangements and cinematic presentation, giving the project a different dimension.
Rather than presenting a conventional music video, the makers aimed to create a musical short film that brings together music and filmmaking. Through its visuals, the production attempts to turn the song’s emotions into a narrative. It also offers a different approach to digital content creation in Bangladesh, where the use of AI in filmmaking continues to grow.
Through this project, Atol’s Cafe and director Sohel Atol have highlighted new possibilities for technology-driven filmmaking alongside music.
Speaking about the production, Belal Khan said AI has opened up remarkable opportunities to turn creative ideas into reality.
“Now is the time to make the best possible use of the incredible opportunities artificial intelligence has created to turn creative thinking into reality. We used AI to create the visuals for this song. This partnership between humans and AI is giving creativity new momentum,” he said.
Describing the song, Belal called it a sweet romantic number and praised the contributions of its lyricist and composers.
“It is a wonderfully sweet love song. Salam Sarkar has written excellent lyrics, and Sohel Atol has composed a beautiful tune. Under the guidance of a professional musician like Sumon Kalyan, the song has become ready for performance. I hope everyone enjoys it,” he said.
