
On this positive note, let’s have a look back at the top 10 Bangla songs of 2017 based on YouTube view count. The days of copying and pirating songs from cds and dvds are over and the era of YouTube has taken hold strongly. There were some high budget and promising joint venture Bangla films between India and Bangladesh that too did quite well in both the cinema industries.īesides, the music industry is gradually getting rid of the piracy curse. The Bangla entertainment industry saw some blockbuster movies like "Aynabaji", “Dhaka Attack” and “Doob” this year, and then there were some critically acclaimed ones like Halda. The realm of Bangla cinema also propelled the interest of the audience towards consuming more music. Good music, although rare, quite often springs up to soothe the ears of Bangla song lovers. Baul performance by Pradyut Bala at Bishwa Bangla Haat ‘Manush Bhojley Shonar Manush Pabi’ is a Baul song written by the legendary Lalan Fakir that speaks of worshipping humans because, as the Bauls believe, the ultimate manifestation of divinity lies in human, where the Guru is the embodiment of the same. The long-standing frustration of the audience with the Bangla music is also getting soothed away slowly. Simultaneously, the Bangla music industry is experiencing a positive trend for the last few years.

This year the most viewed Bangla song amassed more than 16 million views. But this year, we could find five songs topping the previous highest view count. Last year, the most viewed Bangla song was “Jhoom” by Minar Rahman with 9 million views at the year end. The reliance of Bangla Music lovers on YouTube is increasing day by day.
