Filmmaker Rajesh Bhuyan, the director of the late music legend Zubeen Garg’s final film Roi Roi Binale, has spoken out with deep pain and emotion after learning that the film has been leaked and pirated online.
Bhuyan, who rarely speaks publicly or appears live on social media, went live on Facebook recently to share his feelings. Fighting back tears, he said that the movie was not just another film but a dream he had shared with Zubeen Garg for nearly 19 years.
“I never come live on Facebook. But today I had to. The reason is Roi Roi Binale,” Bhuyan said. “Me and Zubeen had a dream to make a musical movie. We planned this 19 years ago. On September 19, when Zubeen died, everything stopped. He came back, but only his body. We were numb.” 
According to Bhuyan, the film was one of Zubeen’s most personal projects, something the singer-composer wanted to release on October 31, and the team fulfilled that wish even after his death.
“We released the movie on October 31, just as Zubeen had dreamed. It’s been only nine days since the release, just like a nine-day-old baby. But now some people have started doing piracy. Doing this is like cutting that baby into pieces and selling it in the market,” the filmmaker said with anguish.
Bhuyan did not hide his anger toward those spreading pirated versions of the film online. “Are you selling mutton or pork that you cut it in pieces? How can you do this?” he asked. “This is how you pay tribute to your legend? Please stop it. Stop piracy. It hurts us deeply.”
In a separate post on X (formerly Twitter), Bhuyan revealed that Roi Roi Binale had been selected for screening at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. “There’s good news — Bhaimon Da has received IFFI Goa selection. But there’s also bad news — your film has been pirated,” he wrote, addressing Zubeen Garg directly in his message.
He went on to add, “On your behalf, I say this — thieves of cows are thieves, thieves of cinema are thieves too.” His statement resonated widely, with fans sharing his message under the hashtag #StopPiracy and urging others to support the film legally.
