| Aspect | Information | |--------|-------------| | Director | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | Language | Bengali, Hindi, English | | Runtime | 88 minutes (Official) | | Cast | Paoli Dam, Samrat Chakrabarti, Soumitra Chatterjee, Rii Sen | | Genre | Psychological drama | | Plot Summary | A vagabond named Lakhinder builds a makeshift home under a flyover in Kolkata. A French architect, Pierre, arrives in search of him. The film explores urban alienation, sexuality, and the "mushroom" (chatrak) as a metaphor for spontaneous growth in decaying spaces. |

: Reviewers from sites like OutNow note that while the film is visually striking, it can feel aimless, with some segments failing to provide clear resolution or depth for its characters.

"Chatrak" is a Bengali drama film directed by Ashish Roy and produced by Ashish Roy and Arjun Sharma. The movie stars Jeetu Kamal, Madhurima Ghosh, and Kaushik Ganguly in leading roles.

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(Directors' Fortnight) and the Toronto International Film Festival. of the film or where to find other Bengali art-house recommendations?

The film became highly controversial in India and Bangladesh due to a specific scene involving unsimulated intimacy between Paoli Dam and Anubrata Basu. While viewed as artistic expression in European cinema, it faced significant backlash and censorship hurdles in South Asia.

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