Rather than following standard dramatic beats, Jayasundara uses "living visions" to explore how bodies and minds adapt—or fail to adapt—to changing environments. The title, Mushrooms , serves as a metaphor for things that thrive in the transitional space between decay and renewal.

This jungle is also the domain of a lost European soldier (Icelandic actor Tómas Lemarquis), with whom Rahul’s brother has formed an unusual bond. The film draws a stark visual and thematic parallel between two distinct types of "jungles": the literal, untamed forest, and the metaphorical "urban jungle" of Kolkata, which is being relentlessly reshaped by speculative real estate projects that displace the poor. The Guardian’s synopsis captures the film's languid and symbolic essence by likening its jungle encounters to the style of Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Tropical Malady .

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: The story often feels disjointed or "hallucinatory." It demands a lot of patience as it drifts between reality and surrealism.