Kanu Behl takes a deep dive into the nasty, gloomy questions surrounding sexual repression and India's oppressive patriarchal reality with his second feature film Agra. Arriving at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival after marking its World Premiere at the Director's Fortnight Section at Cannes earlier this year, Agra is at once the boldest, most vital film of the year. …
Published : Jun 01, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ Utopia does not interest Kanu Behl. I felt I’d hit on something, so I began asking myself broader questions.” Getting inside When conceptualising Agra, a film that grapples with delayed male sexual maturity, Behl felt certain he did not want to work on a “safe piece”. My every frame …
