Upon its release in 2006, the film achieved critical and commercial success.
It won for Best Direction at International Film Festival Bangladesh in 2006.
Special Jury Award at Osian's Cinefan Festival Delhi in 2006.
Ontorjatra (literally meaning "inner journey") is a Bengali intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world.
[4] After 15 years in the UK, Shireen and her son Sohel return to their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh for the funeral of Sohel's father.