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| director = [[Vimukthi Jayasundara]] | | director = [[Vimukthi Jayasundara]] | ||
| producer = [[Vinod | | producer = [[Vinod Lahoti]] | ||
| writer = | | writer = | ||
| starring = [[Paoli Dam]] | | starring = {{ubl|[[Paoli Dam]]|[[Sudip Mukherjee]]|[[Tómas Lemarquis]]}} | ||
| music = [[Roman Dymmy]] | | music = [[Roman Dymmy]] | ||
| cinematography = Channa Deshapriya | | cinematography = Channa Deshapriya | ||
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'''''Chatrak''''' ({{ | '''''Chatrak''''' ({{langx|en|Mushrooms}}) is a 2011 [[India]]n [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[erotic films|erotic]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Sri Lanka]]n director [[Vimukthi Jayasundara]].<ref name="Women on top">{{cite news|title=Women on top|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120624/jsp/graphiti/story_15648283.jsp#.UBs9ROJ5MxA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628003505/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120624/jsp/graphiti/story_15648283.jsp#.UBs9ROJ5MxA|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2012|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=24 June 2012}}</ref> It was screened at several film festivals worldwide, including the [[Directors' Fortnight]] at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]]. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Rahul (Sudeep Mukherjee) is a Bengali architect working at construction sites in Dubai. He returns home to [[Kolkata]] after several years. His girlfriend, Paoli ([[Paoli Dam]]), has been waiting for his return. | Rahul (Sudeep Mukherjee) is a Bengali architect working at construction sites in [[Dubai]]. He returns home to [[Kolkata]] after several years. His girlfriend, Paoli ([[Paoli Dam]]), has been waiting for his return. | ||
Rahul's seemingly successful life is overshadowed by the search for his brother (Sumeet Thakur), said to now be mad and living in the forest, where he sleeps in the trees and subsists on vegetation. This brother befriends a French soldier<!--lost? from where/when?--> in the jungle. Rahul and Paoli journey in search of his lost brother.<ref name="cannes syn">{{cite web|url=http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/chatrak-f14273.html|title=Chatrak|last=Mirguet|first=Benjami|work=quinzaine-realisateurs.com|publisher=Société des Réalisateurs de Films|accessdate=3 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120000110/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/chatrak-f14273.html|archive-date=20 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Rahul's seemingly successful life is overshadowed by the search for his brother (Sumeet Thakur), said to now be mad and living in the forest, where he sleeps in the trees and subsists on vegetation. This brother befriends a French soldier<!--lost? from where/when?--> in the jungle. Rahul and Paoli journey in search of his lost brother.<ref name="cannes syn">{{cite web|url=http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/chatrak-f14273.html|title=Chatrak|last=Mirguet|first=Benjami|work=quinzaine-realisateurs.com|publisher=Société des Réalisateurs de Films|accessdate=3 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120000110/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/chatrak-f14273.html|archive-date=20 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Paoli Dam]] as Paoli | * [[Paoli Dam]] as Paoli | ||
* Sudip Mukherjee as Rahul | * [[Sudip Mukherjee]] as Rahul | ||
* [[Tómas Lemarquis]] as French soldier | * [[Tómas Lemarquis]] as French soldier | ||
* Sumeet Thakur as brother | * Sumeet Thakur as Rahul's brother | ||
* [[Anubrata Basu]] as Anubrata | |||
==Production== | |||
[[Paoli Dam]] admitted that the scene in which she receives unsimulated cunnilingus by Anubrata Basu was difficult for her. "Well, the fact that nobody from Tollywood or Bollywood has ever done something like this and I had no reference point. I didn’t know how to prepare for the scene," she said.<ref>{{cite web |title='Yes, I was completely nude' |work=www.telegraphindia.com |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/yes-i-was-completely-nude/cid/345530 |access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Release and screenings== | ==Release and screenings== | ||
''Chatrak'' was screened at film festivals like the prestigious [[Directors' Fortnight]] in the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="screen list">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-2011-film-profiles-directors-fortnight-and-critics-week/5027035.article|title=Cannes 2011 film profiles: Directors Fortnight & Critics Week|date=6 May 2011|accessdate=2 August 2012|work= Screen International}}</ref><ref name="Paoli Cannes do it">{{cite news|title=Paoli Cannes do it|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110917/jsp/entertainment/story_14515875.jsp|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=17 September 2011}}</ref> the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] and the [[Pacific Meridian]] film festival in [[Vladivostok]], Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/news-interviews/29900195_1_chatrak-paoli-toronto-international-film-festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023104/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/news-interviews/29900195_1_chatrak-paoli-toronto-international-film-festival|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|title=Paoli at Toronto International Film Fest|last=Dasgupta|first=Priyanka|date=18 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref> | ''Chatrak'' was screened at film festivals like the prestigious [[Directors' Fortnight]] in the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="screen list">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-2011-film-profiles-directors-fortnight-and-critics-week/5027035.article|title=Cannes 2011 film profiles: Directors Fortnight & Critics Week|date=6 May 2011|accessdate=2 August 2012|work= Screen International}}</ref><ref name="Paoli Cannes do it">{{cite news|title=Paoli Cannes do it|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110917/jsp/entertainment/story_14515875.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224118/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110917/jsp/entertainment/story_14515875.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2013|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=17 September 2011}}</ref> the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] and the [[Pacific Meridian]] film festival in [[Vladivostok]], Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/news-interviews/29900195_1_chatrak-paoli-toronto-international-film-festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023104/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/news-interviews/29900195_1_chatrak-paoli-toronto-international-film-festival|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|title=Paoli at Toronto International Film Fest|last=Dasgupta|first=Priyanka|date=18 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref> | ||
It has not received a theatrical release. | It has not received a theatrical release. | ||
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
A scene in ''Chatrak'' with explicit frontal nudity | A scene in ''Chatrak'' with explicit frontal nudity caused uproar in India, especially in [[Kolkata]], where the film was mainly shot.<ref name="Vats">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/is-chatrak-the-boldest-film-ever-made-in-india/184437-8-73.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923144728/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/is-chatrak-the-boldest-film-ever-made-in-india/184437-8-73.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2011|title=Is 'Chatrak' the boldest film ever made in India?|last=Vats|first=Rohit|date=12 October 2011|work=The Times of India|accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="axed">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Paoli-axed-from-movie-promos/articleshow/9989892.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118063149/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/news-interviews/30159319_1_paoli-vimukthi-kolkata-film-festival|url-status=live|archive-date=18 January 2014|title=Paoli axed from movie promos|last=Dasgupta|first=Priyanka|date=15 September 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="iv vimukti">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Ill-cast-Paoli-in-my-next-Vimukti-Jayasundara-/articleshow/10026970.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205103753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/news-interviews/30171879_1_nude-scene-cannes-chatrak|url-status=live|archive-date=5 December 2013|title=I'll cast Paoli in my next: Vimukti Jayasundara|date=18 September 2011|access-date=3 August 2012|last=Dasgupta|work=[[The Times of India]]|first=Priyanka}}</ref> A version without the sexually explicit scene was arranged to be shown in the 2011 [[Kolkata Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kolkata-spared-Chatrak-blushes/articleshow/10167055.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201180056/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-29/news-interviews/30217512_1_kolkata-film-festival-chatrak-paoli|url-status=live|archive-date=1 February 2014|title=Kolkata spared Chatrak blushes|last=Dasgupta|first=Priyanka|date=29 September 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 August 2012}}</ref> | ||
Director Jayasundara admitted that there are several versions of ''Chatrak'', and some do not contain the sex scene. He also admitted that he was surprised to witness negative feedback due to the inclusion of such sex scene in his film.<ref name="iv vimukti"/> | Director Jayasundara admitted that there are several versions of ''Chatrak'', and some do not contain the sex scene. He also admitted that he was surprised to witness negative feedback due to the inclusion of such sex scene in his film.<ref name="iv vimukti"/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 4 March 2026
| Chatrak | |
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| File:Chatrak film poster.png | |
| Directed by | Vimukthi Jayasundara |
| Produced by | Vinod Lahoti |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Roman Dymmy |
| Cinematography | Channa Deshapriya |
| Edited by | Julie Beziau |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Chatrak (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 2011 Indian Bengali erotic drama film directed by Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara.[1] It was screened at several film festivals worldwide, including the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Rahul (Sudeep Mukherjee) is a Bengali architect working at construction sites in Dubai. He returns home to Kolkata after several years. His girlfriend, Paoli (Paoli Dam), has been waiting for his return.
Rahul's seemingly successful life is overshadowed by the search for his brother (Sumeet Thakur), said to now be mad and living in the forest, where he sleeps in the trees and subsists on vegetation. This brother befriends a French soldier in the jungle. Rahul and Paoli journey in search of his lost brother.[2]
The story involves people who are expropriated for construction projects.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Paoli Dam as Paoli
- Sudip Mukherjee as Rahul
- Tómas Lemarquis as French soldier
- Sumeet Thakur as Rahul's brother
- Anubrata Basu as Anubrata
Production[edit | edit source]
Paoli Dam admitted that the scene in which she receives unsimulated cunnilingus by Anubrata Basu was difficult for her. "Well, the fact that nobody from Tollywood or Bollywood has ever done something like this and I had no reference point. I didn’t know how to prepare for the scene," she said.[3]
Release and screenings[edit | edit source]
Chatrak was screened at film festivals like the prestigious Directors' Fortnight in the 2011 Cannes Film Festival,[4][5] the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and the Pacific Meridian film festival in Vladivostok, Russia.[6]
It has not received a theatrical release.
Reception[edit | edit source]
The Hollywood Reporter commented on Mushrooms that, "The film's abstract naturalism does create an austere portrait of a crass and careless human society but any larger meaning gets lost amid the film's many non-events and preening nihilism."[7] The Variety review noted the "extremely slow-burning story", saying, "... the main element uniting Jayasundara's plot strands is a sense of torpor..."[8] A review in the online film magazine Notebook praised the film, noting that it artistically portrays "...Cinematic dreams and nightmares, visible intuitions of the world around, visual understanding of what corruption of the society and corruption of the soul can do."[9] Sight & Sound of the British Film Institute praised it, stating "Disconcerting though the plot may at least initially be, the film has its wild as well as some comic moments that soon win the viewer over."[10]
Controversy[edit | edit source]
A scene in Chatrak with explicit frontal nudity caused uproar in India, especially in Kolkata, where the film was mainly shot.[11][12][13] A version without the sexually explicit scene was arranged to be shown in the 2011 Kolkata Film Festival.[14]
Director Jayasundara admitted that there are several versions of Chatrak, and some do not contain the sex scene. He also admitted that he was surprised to witness negative feedback due to the inclusion of such sex scene in his film.[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Women on top". The Telegraph. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Mirguet, Benjami. "Chatrak". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Société des Réalisateurs de Films. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ "'Yes, I was completely nude'". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Cannes 2011 film profiles: Directors Fortnight & Critics Week". Screen International. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ↑ "Paoli Cannes do it". The Telegraph. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (18 August 2011). "Paoli at Toronto International Film Fest". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Honeycutt, Kirk (19 May 2011). "Mushrooms (Chatrak): Cannes 2011 Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ van Houij, Boyd (31 May 2011). "Cannes Reviews: Chatrak". Variety. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Duhamel, Marie-Pierre (19 May 2011). "Cannes 2011. Snapshots: Vimukthi Jayasundara's "Chatrak"". Notebook. MUBI. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ "Cannes 2011: The S&S blog". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Vats, Rohit (12 October 2011). "Is 'Chatrak' the boldest film ever made in India?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (15 September 2011). "Paoli axed from movie promos". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Dasgupta, Priyanka (18 September 2011). "I'll cast Paoli in my next: Vimukti Jayasundara". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (29 September 2011). "Kolkata spared Chatrak blushes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.