Season 2 - Episode 6 | Bandish Bandits

The judge rules in favor of the gharana’s copyright — not because of lineage, but because of their unique arrangement and preservation of the bandish. However, Radhe announces he will share 50% of the royalties with the folk singer’s descendants. His family is split — some walk out in anger, others, including his mother, stand with him.

Tamanna (Shreya Chaudhary) arrives from Mumbai, not as a rival, but as a mediator. She brings an olive branch — a fusion concert proposal that could financially save the Rathod estate. But Radhe’s uncle, Rajendra (Rajesh Tailang), sees it as a betrayal of pure tradition. Bandish Bandits Season 2 - Episode 6

The episode’s core conflict emerges when the court summons the family to present the original “bandish” manuscript, which has been missing for decades. Radhe discovers a hidden diary of his grandfather, suggesting that the bandish was actually inspired by a folk melody sung by a Dalit woman — a revelation that could destroy the gharana’s upper-caste legacy but legally prove the tune isn’t exclusive property. The judge rules in favor of the gharana’s

The episode opens with Radhe (Ritwik Bhowmik) standing alone in the courtyard of the Rathod gharana, holding his grandfather’s old tanpura. The morning light is harsh. He hasn’t slept. The news of the gharana’s legal battle over the bandish copyrights has spread like wildfire. Tamanna (Shreya Chaudhary) arrives from Mumbai, not as