: The sequence includes full-frontal nudity and graphic intimacy, which was unprecedented for a mainstream Bengali film star at the time.

The Bengali film industry’s reaction was similarly divided. Actress Rituparna Sengupta commented that while the decision to perform such scenes is entirely an actress’s personal choice, the scene in Chatrak was “too much bold” and Bengali audiences were not yet ready for it.

As one commentator noted, the scene sparked flurries of debates in newspapers and across the web, with at least five of the writer’s friends—middle-class educated Bengalis—whispering: “Paoli Dam er porno ta dekhechho? Na thakle debo, ache amar kachhe” (“Have you seen the porno of Paoli Dam? If you don’t have it, I can give it to you, I have it”).