Gauley Bhai's Aunty Ko Tato Bagaicha' Is Surreal Yet Grounded in Stark Realities

The Kalimpong/Kozhikode rock band have released their first new material since 2019's full-length album Joro'

- ANURAG TAGAT

BENGALURU-BASED ROCK act Gauley Bhai's latest music video for "Aunty Ko Tato Bagaicha (Aunty's Warm Garden)" puts the political, ecological and psychological impact of the Teesta river area in West Bengal is at the center with a day-in-the-life music video.

Directed by Gauley Bhai's violinist vocalist Veecheet Dhakal with a script by Angarika G and cinematography by Eric Shrestha, the video plays out like a short film set along the Teesta Highway region and features a strange creature dubbed Alakatre the Tar Phantom - that their lead cast (also musicians known as the Teesta Troupers) Manoj aka MJ Humble, Asis aka Sound of Streets, Anil aka Mr. Anix, Saugat aka Zayn encounter.