Titli

Kanu Behl : 2014

In the badlands of Delhi's underbelly, Titli is the youngest member of a violent car-jacking brotherhood. He plots a desperate bid to escape the family business, hoping to run away from the oppression of his eldest brother Vikram. His schemes are thwarted by his unruly brothers, who marry him off against his will. But Titli finds an unlikely ally in his new wife, Neelu, who nurtures her own frustrated dreams. Her confidence and demeanour is a threat to the patriarchal roots that define this family of four men. She's a survivor who won't let any obstacle weigh her down. They form a strange, mutually exploitative pact to break the stranglehold of their family roots. But is escape the same as freedom? In his fanaticism to escape, Titli gradually turns into the same oppressor that he once hated the most. Kanu Behl's feature debut premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Festival de Cannes 2014.