Kanu Behl studied at the Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute, where he got a degree in filmmaking. His first documentary An Actor Prepares was in competition at the Cinéma du Réel in Paris in 2007. He moved into feature films by becoming Dibakar Banerjee’s assistant director on Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! In 2010, they co-wrote LSD: Love Sex and Delusion. The film was unanimously praised by the critics, and made him known as a promising screenwriter. Titli marked Kanu Behl directorial debut and was selected in 2014 at the Festival de Cannes in the section Un Certain Regard.
Festival de Cannes
