Guwahati, Oct 28: In a heartfelt reflection on her last meeting with Assam’s beloved cultural icon Zubeen Garg, noted author Rita Chowdhury described him as “upbeat and passionate” about his upcoming film Roi Roi Binale , dismissing any notion that he appeared troubled or withdrawn before his untimely death abroad last month.

“He invited me to his home and studio and even said he would give me a role in the film. I did not see any anguish in him,” Chowdhury said, recalling one of her final interactions with the beloved singer, post appearing before the SIT probing the circumstances leading to his death, on Tuesday.

She spoke fondly of Garg’s attachment to his under-construction home in Kharghuli. “He told me, ‘If someone wants to give pain to a person, ask him to build a house’. That

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