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Kanu Behl is an Indian film director and screenwriter, known for his work in Hindi cinema. Pursued studies at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and his documentary 'An Actor Prepares',  entered competitively at Cinéma du Réel 2007. He has produced and directed documentaries for the international channels NHK, Japan and ZDF/Arte. He worked with Dibakar Banerjee on the feature film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! And, co-wrote the critically acclaimed Love Sex aur Dhokha with Banerjee. His first independent feature film Titli, was selected by NFDC for the Screenwriters' Lab 2012, which later won the 'Post-Production Award' at Film Bazaar's Work-In-Progress Lab in 2013. Titli, appeared at several international film festivals, including the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International, Zurich Film Festival, Filmfest Hamburg, BFI London Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. It was nominated for Caméra d'Or at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.