This exceptional experience is however, not a first for the artist. Kalidas had painted before with the tunes and beats of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Ustad Zakir Hossain respectively.

This time he painted over 60 portraits and naksha (motifs) with traditional instruments like dotara, flute, dhol, clarinet and juri. The audience could see the artist at work in front of them and learn about his creative process. "There has always been an exchange between different art forms. Collaboration among them is very important, " says Kalidas, explaining the concept behind the presentation. Though the works are not really complete and they may better be called 'lines' that need more touches, as he observes, the primary objective of this presentation is to entertain the audience. Kalidas hopes to exhibit such works in future.

Kalidas was accompanied by Faizur Rahman on dotara and flute, Ganesh Chandramani Das on dhol, Dilip Das on clarinet and Milon Byapari on juri. The spontaneous artworks amazed the audiences as he drew different lines following the diverse tunes.

The performance was followed by the documentary Kalidas Karmakar Portrait of an Alluvial Artist by Morshedul Islam. The film, produced by Bengal Foundation, is on the life and work of the artist. Speaking on the documentary, Morshedul Islam said, "I preferred details and made the film a bit fictional to avoid tedium. It was a great working experience." This is Islam's second documentary.