The Gulf Today described it as "a rare international art house film from Bengal which, as a piece of social document, tries to capture the changing face of morality, the degeneration of values, the increasing pollution of the spoken language and the changing social fabric of Bengal through three stories.
Filming locations include places in West Bengal such as Kolkata and Bolpur.
Teenkahon is the only one from Asia in the competition section and it's a rare honour for a Bengali film.
Director Bauddhayan Mukherji was also one of the few selected filmmakers who took part in the summit hosted by US Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus, the topic of which was the use of drones in films and policy decisions on the usage guidelines.
Playback singer Arnab Chakraborty was chosen to compose the film score for Teenkahon.