[portable]: Chatrak 2011 Bengali Movie Wiki

Article last updated: January 2026. For corrections or additions, please refer to the National Film Archive of India or MUBI’s technical notes.

This article provides a detailed wiki-style overview of the cast, plot, themes, and the controversy surrounding the movie. 1. Quick Facts (Wiki Table) Chatrak (Mushrooms) Release Year Language Director Vimukthi Jayasundara Genre Erotic Drama / Arthouse Cast Paoli Dam, Anubrata Basu, Sudip Mukherjee Notable Feature Screened at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) Key Controversy Leaked unsimulated sex scene involving Paoli Dam 2. Plot and Synopsis Chatrak 2011 Bengali Movie Wiki

While Chatrak has no conventional “songs” (a rarity for Bengali cinema), its soundscape is its true score. Music directors and Benedict Taylor (known for Ship of Theseus ) created an avant-garde mix of: Article last updated: January 2026

The music for the movie was composed by Mainak Nag. The soundtrack features a range of soulful and melodious songs that capture the essence of the film. Music directors and Benedict Taylor (known for Ship

Jayasundara said in an interview:

Vimukthi Jayasundara, who won the Camera d’Or at Cannes for The Forsaken Land (2005), shot Chatrak entirely in and around Kolkata’s satellite townships (New Town, Rajarhat). He deliberately chose locations of —buildings abandoned mid-way due to the global financial crisis and local real estate bubbles.

He reunites with his girlfriend, Paoli (Paoli Dam), who has been living alone while waiting for his homecoming. The Search: