Samrat Chakrabarti

Ex-con turned "scrapper" Jake leads a quiet life caring for his family until he is pursued by violent Punjabi and Mexican criminals following a botched robbery.

Determined to disrupt the wedding of his ex-girlfriend by bankrupting her family, underachieving, wanna-be rapper Vinny and his neighborhood pals concoct a plan to steal her family’s jewels from a supermarket safe.

Having recently arrived in America with her husband and son, Hema finds herself culturally displaced and must redefine her identity as a dependent mother. An encounter with a young Marathi man threatens to upend her already fragile existence.

Detective Maggie Sullivan comes face to face with her traumatic past when she must solve the case of the rape and murder of a young girl.

A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse.

Mrinal Sen is in his early days around the time of India’s independence, where he is a struggling idealist with an all-consuming hunger for cinema but unable to feed himself or his young wife, to 1950s Calcutta, where (alongside Satyajit Ray) he helped start the Indian New Wave cinema movement.

In present-day Queens, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.

Sent to cover a story on the exploitation of tribal people, Upin meets a woman he believes is the epitome of Indian beauty. His pictures of her change both of their lives forever.

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

A former assassin tries to redeem himself by becoming a masked highwayman in Colonial America.

Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.

The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.

Riz is a recent South Asian immigrant who takes a job at a seedy motel in a bid to start over in America. But the motel’s other employees and guests pull her back into a life she preferred to leave behind.

Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.

An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.

An NYC Professor spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, his family is determined to make an around-the-clock effort to support their matriarch when she’s admitted to New York’s Presbyterian Hospital and is expected to die within a few days.

In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before.

A Muslim fundamentalist in New York kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with intent to kill. A closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her activist bisexual lover with intent to marry. The resulting torture and violence evokes a brutal struggle of identities against unfreedom.

When a group of young people camping in the ruins of a medieval Turkish town play a party game called 'Murder in the Dark', they soon discover that someone is taking the game too far...Produced in an experimental shooting style, this murder-mystery features a cast of actors who were not allowed to see the script. The actors' choices interactively changed the shape of the story. They had to use clues to solve the mystery laid out before them by the filmmakers.

Shy Indian-American receptionist Diya falls in love with a charismatic bartender. When he rejects Diya for another woman, she immerses herself in his world of struggling actors and musicians. Though Diya's protective older brother and uncle do not understand her need to "change the pattern" of her life, the magnetism and passion of this new circle of friends teaches Diya a few important lessons about lust, love and staying true to oneself.

A young Indian man struggles in the inner city of New York to support himself and his mentally ill brother... but their lives are unraveling and he falls in with the wrong crowd.

Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband are subsequently revealed, setting off a chain of events that will change both of their lives irreversibly.

A lone thief, Dex, seeks vengeance after he is left for dead in the woods by his partner; so he makes a deal with the Devil and goes on a mission to kill his partner and get his loot back.

An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to Calcutta to collect their adopted baby, but on arrival find that the arrangements have yet to be finalized. Soon, the intoxicating mystic power of the Indian city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions, and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself.

A reluctant birthday celebration starts out innocently enough but quickly turns into three men’s desperate fight for survival.

A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energy boss enters the company, she increases his fortunes and responsibilities while also creating tension in both his professional and personal life.

Ria marries to a police officer, Bidhan who is on the hunt for the notorious underground revolutionary, Sadhan. It so happens that Riya, inadvertently or otherwise, has been harbouring the "criminal" Sadhan. Moreover, Riya knew Sadhan in theri college days and they were very close, even intimate.

A Bangladeshi Cab Driver in New York City embarks on his own journey of self-discovery when a drag queen hails his cab.

An unexpected discovery forces an undocumented motel employee to make a life changing decision.

Four intersecting stories, each exploring different aspects of love and companionship, as four friends struggle to find their way through the meanders of Indian matrimony, in a bittersweet attempt to combine their deep-rooted tradition and 'modern' New York life in perfect harmony

People from different backgrounds struggle to make their mark in the world while also trying to deal with their families and societal pressures.

A corrupt olive oil trader's life spirals out of control when he forms an alliance with a mysterious man.

The sylvan settings of North Bengal where light and shade play amid the somber lines of conifers and eucalyptus. The winding serpentine roads curling along a green mountain like lazy laces. Perhaps the ideal place for a game of black, white and grey. A writer comes to Kolkakham with his trophy wife for a holiday. In a most unexpected place he is run down by a car and goes into coma. He wakes up in a hospital after 3 days to an inspector questioning his identity. The only things he remembers are his name Samrat Ray, his wife's name Sayani and the hotel they are staying at. Inspector Chettri takes him to his wife who refuses to recognize him. Instead she introduces them to her husband and their friends. Now begins a perfect mind game to solve a riddle that keeps taking the protagonist to people and places where he keeps getting trapped in the intrigues of lies, deceit and betrayal.

Eight patients and two staff meet at luxurious NY sleep clinic for a night of observation and hi tech monitoring.Their lives become dangerously entwined as secrets are revealed.Love,blackmail and murder ensue.

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

A "relatively" romantic comedy about a professional heartbreaker (and cynical bachelor) who teams up with his attractive cousin from the UK in order to fool his friends into believing he is capable of a relationship. Hijinks and laughs ensue with a hilarious cast!

A young woman comes to the United States from India to complete the legal formalities of her scientist sister's accidental death. However, as she tries to wrap things up, to her horror she discovers that perhaps her sister's death was not accidental. Caught in a web of conspiracy in a foreign land she struggles to get behind the truth, determined to unravel the mystery behind her sister's untimely death.

The plot follows three friends in New York City whose lives are upended by the 9/11 attacks leading to suspicion, FBI involvement, and a story about friendship, identity, and the aftermath of terrorism.

A ruthless philantrophist. A bhangra rapper. An over-protected prodigy. A reckless actress. A lovelorn businessman. An entrepreneurial yogi. And a Loin King. Enter a roller-coaster world of seven strangers whose lives collide during a singing contest in a small New Jersey town.

A group of guys who sang together in a college a cappella group reunite 15 years later to perform at a friend's wedding and discover how their lives have progressed -- and in some cases regressed -- since their college heyday.

Workaholic Lauren reluctantly vows to find best friend Adam a mate. When she receives a gift from a secret admirer she lets her friend convince her it's from Adam. This assumption leads to some sexy mishaps and a chance for love folr two friends.

Peace in Our Time is a political satire about living in the USA under the "sanctuary" of the Patriot Act...

When riots between Hindus and Muslims erupt in India, a Hindu bride, Preeti, about to marry a Muslim man, Zamir, feels its repercussions all the way in the United States. When the political becomes personal, can love rise above?

Bombay Summer explores the fleeting and delicate friendship between three young people in Mumbai, India. The film follows their journey of discovery, love and loss.

The film is based on the lives of Bengali's across the world, especially on those settled abroad. It attempts to delineate the pain and dilemma of Bengali's estranged from their places of origin. It seeks to explore sensitive souls singing to the tunes of Tagore.

Sudipta, who is unhappily married to Anik, is having an affair with Rana. When Sudipta becomes pregnant with Rana's child, then learns Anik has been stricken with a terrible illness, she is caught in an ethical storm.

This zany take on the American Dream follows the Raj clan, who are just like any other family in Hoboken, N.J.: drowning in debt, driving one another crazy and ... mixed up with the mob by way of a call center in India.

A Punjabi immigrant woman stuck in an abusive arranged marriage finally musters the strength to escape when she realizes that her estranged son’s life is in danger. Mother and son quickly learn, however, that life is not necessarily easier on the streets. But through perseverance and ingenuity–and a little bit of luck–they eventually arrange for the promise of a better future.

Fair And Ugly (2024) directed by Prasenjit Biswas. This is an anthology film that consists of four stories, each exploring a different aspect of fairness and ugliness in the Indian society. The cast includes Riya Sen, Deboprasad Haldar, Aranya Roy, Parno Mittra, Samrat Chakrabarti, and Rituparna Sengupta and Mohit Kumar. The movie was released on March 22, 2024 in theaters

A young woman reflects on her youth in Queens during the early 90s. Swetha Regunathan directs “Wire & Cloth,” a second gen, coming-of-age account with the feeling of re-enacted memories aided by a meditative narration.