Released in 2011, Chatrak is a Bengali psychological thriller film directed by Pradipta Bhattacharyya. The movie stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Swara Bhaskar, and Abhishek Banerjee in lead roles.
premiered on 18 May 2011 at the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) in Cannes, France. It was the only Indian film in that year's selection. The film also travelled to the Toronto International Film Festival (2011), the Pacific Meridian Film Festival, and had a commercial release in Sri Lanka in January 2021. Despite these accolades, the film failed to secure a wide commercial release in India, largely due to a ban imposed by the Censor Board following its controversial sex scene. A censored version omitting the controversial scenes was screened at the Kolkata Film Festival.
The film features a cast of both established and emerging actors:
In a nearby jungle, Rahul’s "mad" brother (Sumeet Thakur) lives in trees and befriends a lost European soldier (Tómas Lemarquis). This world represents a primitive, absurdist alternative to the "concrete jungle" of the city. Key Themes and Style
The only prominent song, *"Ei Je Dunia"—*a melancholic, slow-burning track—plays during the end credits. The rest of the film relies on (traffic, rain, drilling machines) and long stretches of silence, creating a sense of profound isolation.
Plot summary: Chatrak explores desire, power, alienation and the collapse of bourgeois domestic life through surreal, symbolic sequences. The story centers on a troubled married couple whose intimate life disintegrates; the husband’s frustrations and obsessions lead to disturbing, absurd incidents that blur reality and fantasy. The film uses stark visuals and episodic vignettes to probe sexual politics, loneliness, and existential angst.
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