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| Source of Error | Explanation | |----------------|-------------| | | Uploaders on torrent sites often shorten runtimes to avoid detection (e.g., "Chatrak.2011.72min.HDRip"). Some files are deliberately truncated to 72 minutes due to incomplete downloads. | | Confusion with a short film | A separate Bengali short film titled Chatrak (2017) by a different director runs 18 minutes. There is no 72-minute short. | | Misremembered runtime | Older DVDs or TV broadcasts sometimes list the film as 1h12min (72 min) due to PAL speed-up or regional edits for censors. | | Scam pages | Websites promising "Chatrak Full 72" often lead to malware, phishing, or low-quality re-uploads of incomplete versions. |

The film in question is almost certainly (Bengali: ছত্রাক; English: Mushroom ), a 2011 Bengali-language feature film directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara, the Palme d’Or-winning director of The Forsaken Land . The official runtime of Chatrak is 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes) . The number "72" is likely a mislabeling from a pirated rip where the file was truncated, corrupted, or incorrectly tagged by uploaders trying to avoid copyright detection.

To help you accurately, I have identified the most likely film you mean: — a notable Bengali (Indian) art film directed by renowned director Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sri Lankan) and produced in the Bengali language. Its runtime was approximately 92 minutes , not 72. Alternatively, you might be thinking of a Bengali short film or web series segment of 72 minutes, but none match the title Chatrak .