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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kanu Behl<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
| alma_mater = [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]]<br />
| occupation = Director, writer<br />
| years_active = 2005–present<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Sneha Khanwalkar]]|2019}}<br />
| parents = [[Lalit Behl]]<br />[[Navnindra Behl]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kanu Behl''' (born 1980)<ref name="exp14" /> is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] director and screenwriter. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema.<br />
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He assisted director [[Dibakar Banerjee|Dibaker Banerjee]] on the cult hit ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'' and co-wrote ''LSD: [[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]''.<br />
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His directorial debut, [[Titli (2014 film)|''Titli'']], appeared at several international film festivals, including Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Zurich, Filmfest Hamburg, and BFI London. The script of ''Titli'' was selected by [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] for the Screenwriters' Lab 2012, later winning the Post Production Award at Film Bazaar's Work-In-Progress Lab.<br />
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''Titli'' was nominated for Caméra d'Or at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kanu Behl spent his early years in [[Patiala]], Punjab before moving to [[Delhi]] in 1990. Both his parents, [[Navnindra Behl]] and [[Lalit Behl]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/7K3s5rDg6v8f5fg0cGpClO/Kanu-Belh--Sharat-Katariya-We-werent-interested-in-a-top.html|title=Kanu Behl & Sharat Katariya: 'We weren't interested in a top-down gaze on the world'|last=Khan|first=Taran|date=2015-10-05|website=Mint|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> were writer-actor-directors and also directed telefilms for the state-run [[Doordarshan]] channel.<ref name=exp14>{{cite web | title = Ties That Bind |publisher= The Indian Express| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ties-that-bind-5/ |author= Dipti Nagpaul |date= 4 May 2014| accessdate = 2014-05-13 }}</ref><br />
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He studied at [[Apeejay School, Noida]] and sought a bachelor's degree in business from [[Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies]], Delhi University. In 2003, he joined the [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]] and pursued a PG Diploma in Cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/distressing-portrait-of-indian-family-life-in-cannes/cid/182516|title=Distressing portrait of Indian family life in Cannes|website=telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> While at the institute, he attended the [[Berlinale Talent Campus]] 2007 and made his documentary 'An Actor Prepares', about a struggling actor, who after seven years decides to give himself 15 days to make it in the film industry or return home. The documentary entered competitively at [[Cinéma du Réel]] 2007, a documentary film festival in France.<ref name=exp14/><br />
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In January 2019 Behl married music composer [[Sneha Khanwalkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kanu-behl-and-sneha-khanwalkar-tie-the-knot/articleshow/67662813.cms|title=Kanu Behl and Sneha Khanwalkar tie the knot|last=Coutinho|first=Natasha |date=January 24, 2019|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/music-composer-sneha-khanwalkar-ties-the-knot-with-director-kanu-bahl-1438269-2019-01-24|title=Music composer Sneha Khanwalkar ties the knot with director Kanu Bahl|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12|agency=Ist}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
After graduating from SRFTI, he 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!]]'' as an [[Assistant director]]. In 2010, he co-wrote the critically acclaimed ''[[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]'' with Banerjee and was chief assistant director on the project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2014-05-20|title=India's Kanu Behl and Dibakar Banerjee Explain 'Titli' Challenges|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-indias-kanu-behl-and-dibakar-banerjee-explain-titli-challenges-1201186974/|accessdate=2015-01-15|website=Variety|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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In 2012, the script of his first independent feature film ''[[Titli - The Film|Titli]]'', was selected by [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] for the Screenwriters' Lab 2012, which later won the 'Post-Production Award' at Film Bazaar's ''Work-In-Progress Lab'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = YRF's Titli to compete at Cannes Film Festival|publisher=India Today | url = https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/titli-cannes-film-festival-ranveer-shorey-yash-raj-films-guneet-monga-189509-2014-04-18|date= 18 April 2014|access-date = 2014-04-25 }}</ref> ''Titli'', appeared at several international film festivals, including the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web | title = India's Indie Film 'Titli' Shines at Cannes | publisher = The Wall Street Journal | url = https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/06/21/indias-indie-film-titli-shines-at-cannes/|date= 2014-06-21|accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> [[Melbourne International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web | title = 11 Indian films at Melbourne International Film Festival | publisher = DearCinema | url = http://dearcinema.com/news/11-indian-films-melbourne-international-film-festival/0059/|date= 2014-08-04|accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> Rio de Janeiro International, [[Zurich Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Indian new-age cinema a hit at Zurich fest | publisher = The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/indian-new-age-cinema-a-hit-at-zurich-fest/|date= 2014-10-31|accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> [[Filmfest Hamburg]],<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Titli|url=http://www.filmfesthamburg.de/en/programm/Film/21789/titli|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227113132/http://www.filmfesthamburg.de/en/programm/Film/21789/titli|archive-date=27 February 2015|accessdate=2015-01-15|website=Filmfest Hamburg|publisher=|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[BFI London Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Heskins|first=Andrew|date=2014-09-03|title=Picks from the upcoming 58th London Film Festival 2014|url=http://www.easternkicks.com/news/films-coming-to-the-58th-london-film-festival-2014|accessdate=2015-01-15|website=[[EasternKicks]]|publisher=}}</ref> and the [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kanu Behl's TITLI at 50th Chicago International Film Festival by Chicago International Film Festival in Chicago | publisher = Chicago Indian | url = http://www.chicagoindian.com/desi/eventDisplay.asp?id=69908|date= 2014-10-15|accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> Written and directed by Behl and co-produced by ''Dibakar Banerjee Productions'' and [[Yash Raj Films]], ''Titli'' was selected to take part in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web| title = After 'Titli', 'True Love Story' at Cannes film fest |publisher=Livemint| url = http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PS4hLdTiq4cMnOwZBvRB3O/After-Titli-True-Love-Story-at-Cannes-film-fest.html |date=22 April 2014| accessdate = 2014-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = 2014 Official Selection |publisher=Festival de Cannes 2014 (International Film Festival) | url = http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/60533.html| accessdate = 2014-05-13 }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! rowspan="2" |Year<br />
! rowspan="2" |Film<br />
! colspan="4" |Credited as<br />
! rowspan="2" |Notes<br />
! rowspan="2" |Ref(s)<br />
|-<br />
![[Film director|Director]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Writer]]<br />
![[Lyricist]]<br />
!Other<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |2008<br />
|''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes|Assistant director}}<br />
|<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kanu-bahl-sneha-khanwalkar-to-get-married-on-january-22-23-in-indore/articleshow/67427026.cms|title=Kanu Bahl, Sneha Khanwalkar to get married on January 22–23 in Indore|last=Lohana|first=Avinash|date=January 8, 2019|website=Ahmedabad Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|''Dahleez Paar''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes|Editor}}<br />
|TV movie<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''Three Blind Men''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Short film<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/persons/kanu-behl|title=Kanu Behl|date=2015-08-31|website=IFFR|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2010<br />
|''[[Love Sex Aur Dhokha]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes|First assistant director}}<br />
|<br />
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kanu-behl-talks-about-his-new-projects/article26223188.ece|title=I am in no hurry|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=2019-02-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
|''[[Titli (2014 film)|Titli]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Directorial debut<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/titli-about-patriarchy-and-violence-in-family-kanu-behl/|title='Titli' about patriarchy and violence in family: Kanu Behl|date=2015-10-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|''Binnu Ka Sapna''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Short film<br />
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kanu-behl-takes-his-short-film-to-the-clermont-ferrand-international-short-film-festival/article26088757.ece|title=Kanu Behl takes his short film to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival|last=Venkatesa|first=Nikhil|date=2019-01-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2023<br />
| ''[[Agra (2023 film)|Agra]]''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|<br />
| {{yes|Producer}}<br />
| Premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] and screened at the [[28th Busan International Film Festival|BIFF]] in October 2023.<br />
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kanu-behls-agra-to-have-world-premiere-at-directors-fortnight-of-cannes-film-festival-8562919/lite/|title=Kanu Behl's Agra to have world premiere at Directors' Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival|work=The Indian Express|date=18 April 2023|accessdate=21 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_all_list.asp?allYear=2023 |title= The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List |website=Busan International Film Festival|date=September 5, 2023|access-date=September 9, 2023|language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2024<br />
|''[[Despatch (film)|Despatch]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Premiered at the [[MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024]] under the Gala Premieres section.<br />
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/manoj-bajpayee-begins-filming-despatch-7178001/|title=Manoj Bajpayee begins filming Despatch|work=The Indian Express|date=7 February 2021|accessdate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Deb |first=Deepshikha |date=2024-09-30 |title=MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Unveils 2024 Official Lineup |url=https://www.highonfilms.com/mami-mumbai-film-festival-unveils-2024-official-lineup/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=High On Films |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
* Nominated for [[56th Filmfare Awards]] in [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] Category for film ''Love, Sex Aur Dhoka''.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<br />
* Nominated for [[Apsara Awards]] in Best Screenplay Category for film ''Love, Sex Aur Dhoka''.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<br />
* Nominated for [[Caméra d'Or]] at [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web | title = First-time director from India in the running for Camera d'Or at Cannes |date=21 May 2014 |publisher=The National | url = https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/first-time-director-from-india-in-the-running-for-camera-d-or-at-cannes-1.243682/| access-date = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> <br />
* Critics Prize at [[Fifib]], Bordeaux{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<br />
* Best Film at Seattle South Asian Film Festival<ref>{{cite web | title = Titli, Teenkahon winners at SSAFF 2014 |publisher=Dear Cinema | url = http://dearcinema.com/news/titli-killa-winners-saiff-2014/5304| accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> <br />
* NETPAC Award at [[Hawaii International Film Festival]]{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<br />
* Best Film at SAIFF, New York<ref>{{cite web | title = Titli, Killa winners at SAIFF 2014 |publisher=Dear Cinema | url = http://dearcinema.com/news/kanu-behls-titli-buddhayan-mukherjis-teenkahon-winners-ssaff-2014/4509| accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> <br />
* Best International Film at Malatya International, Turkey<ref>{{cite web | title = Turkish film festival awards Indian 'Titli' |publisher= wn.com | url = http://article.wn.com/view/2014/11/29/Turkish_film_festival_awards_Indian_Titli/| accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref> <br />
* Best Actress and Best Film, [[Gijón International Film Festival]], Spain<ref>{{cite web | title = Titli takes top prize at Gijón |publisher= wn.com | url = http://article.wn.com/view/2014/12/01/titli_takes_top_prize_at_gij_xf3n_by_amber_wilkinson_2014120/| accessdate = 2015-01-15 }}</ref><br />
*Best Foreign First Film (Critics Award) at [[French Syndicate of Cinema Critics]] 2016{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}<br />
*Special Jury Prize at [[Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=2023-11-04 |title='Against The Tide', 'Bahadur' & 'Agra' Take Top Awards At Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/mumbai-film-festival-winners-against-the-tide-bahadur-agra-1235593072/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|2885983}}<br />
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