'Titli' is the first film to be selected in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes film festival. It is the only selection from India this year. Interestingly, 'Titli', a story of a family set in Delhi’s dystopic underbelly, is the directorial debut of Kanu Behl and has been produced by Dibakar Banerjee along with Yashraj Films. This is the first time that Dibakar has produced a film that he hasn’t directed. Behl and Banerjee go a long way back; Behl worked with the latter as the assistant director in his debut directorial venture, 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye'. Behl, who worked on the script for almost two years before he could impress Dibakar and rope him in as the producer, says it is yet to sink in that his debut film is winning accolades. 

Dibakar Banerjee (left) has produced the film, which has been directed by Kanu Behl. Pic/Nimesh Dave