A MUSICIAN'S SWAN SONG

A month and a half after his death, Zubeen Garg's final film has turned theatres across India into spaces of collective tribute

- By Satarupa Paul

The lights come on, and the end credits of the just-released Assamese film Roi Roi Binale (Tears Still Flow) fade into silence. The audience sits frozen, eyes red, cheeks streaked with tears. Two young women sob and hug each other, an older lady wipes her face with her dupatta, and a group of men linger in the last row, trying to hide what's written all over their teary faces.