Kanu Behl

Updated: Apr 24, 2021 - 9:59 AM IST Actor-director Lalit Behl passed away on Friday in New Delhi owing to COVID-19 related complications. He was 71.The news of his demise was confirmed by his son filmmaker Kanu Behl. Talking to a news portal, Kanu said that his father had covid for the last one week and it got complicated owing to his medical history. Behl had a history of heart ailments and was admitted to the Apollo hospital in Delhi.After the news of his demise was out, actor Adil Hussain expressed his grief at the loss of Lalit Behl. "Extremely saddened by the demise of one of my dearest and most respected Co-actors, Lalit Behl jee. Who, so brilliantly played the father in @MuktiBhawan! I feel the loss of my father again! Dear Kanu I am so very sorry for your loss! Adil wrote.Extremely saddened by the demise of one of my dearest and most respected Co-actors, Lalit Behl jee. Who, so brilliantly played the father in Lalit Behl started his acting career on stage. He studied theatres and worked at Delhi's National School of Drama among other centres. He later produced and directed several telefilms for Doordarshan including Tapish and Happy Birthday. As an actor, he features in projects like Titli, Amazon Prime Video's Made In Heaven and Judgementall Hai Kya.

There has been a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maharashtra. Actor Manoj Bajpayee has become the latest from the film industry to contract the virus. The actor who was shooting for the film Despatch has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine.Manoj tested positive days after his director Kanu Behl tested positive for the virus. The actor is on medication and resting it out at his home.Despatch is a film produced by Ronnie Screwvala and is an investigative thriller that unfolds in the world of crime journalism. Apart from this, Bajpayee will soon be seen in the film Silence along with Arjun Mathur and Prachi Desai.Meanwhile, earlier this week filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Ranbir Kapoor also tested positive for COVID-19 are currently under home quarantine.

Aashiqui actor Rahul Roy hasnt been quite active on the Bollywood circuit. But recent reports reveal that the actor is planning to make a comeback and it will be with Kanu Behls film. Kanu Behl gained fame as his film Titli received critical acclaim in many festivals. Further speaking of the film titled Agra ; this one too will be an unconventional film revolving around a dysfunctional family. In reports, Kanu Behl also spoke about getting Rahul Roy on board wherein he stated that the actor has got a lot of untapped potential and that he wanted to channelize his energy through this medium. He was all praises for the actor further mentioning about how he understood the intricacies of the role and how he is willing to take the plunge as the protagonist of Agra.Explaining about the film, Behl maintained that Agra is a story of a family and revolves around the subject of exploration of space as the world is becoming a crowded place to live in. He also went on to describe the film as the quest for a sexual odyssey of an individual. Yoodlee Films is expected to back the project and further details on it are yet to be revealed. As for the casting, the makers have locked on the major cast which includes Priyanka Bose, Mohit Agarwal, Vibha Chibber, Sonal Jha, Ruhani Sharma, Aanchal Goswami amongst others. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Update?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw #Update : https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw #Titli director Kanu Behl starts new film Titled https://twitter.com/hashtag/Agra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw #Agra Rahul Roy who shot to fame with https://twitter.com/hashtag/Aashiqui?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw #Aashiqui makes a comeback with the film Has an ensemble cast Will be filmed in and around https://twitter.com/hashtag/Agra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw #Agra 2020 release Produced by Yoodlee Films. https://t.co/s5xzQmqfKn pic.twitter.com/s5xzQmqfKn taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1152406899410661378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw July 20, 2019

Debutant director Kanu Behl has gotten away with murder, literally. And a lot else in his much-acclaimed film Titli . The film, produced jointly by Dibakar Banerjee and Yash Raj Films, has already come into severe renown at various film international festivals. It was submitted for censorship last week. It was passed with an 'A' certificate.

Apparently, the Censor Board was shocked and "educated" by the outpouring of abuses expletives and profanities in the film. "We are aware of a very long list of gaalis . But the ones used in Titli are in a league of their own. They go way beyond the routine insult to mothers and sisters," says a shocked member of the Censor Board, confessing that his colleagues and he had never heard some of these abuses.

"These are gaalis that even Anurag Kashyap and Vishal Bhardwaj are probably not aware of," says the CBFC member.

The Censor Board member adds that the CBFC was in a dilemma as to how to deal with the torrent of profanities. "If we deleted or muted the gaalis, the entire film would have gaps in the soundtrack. Besides, this is a good film. So, the strong language is permissible," says the Censor Board member.

Also, the names of Dibakar Banerjee and Yash Raj gave the gaalis a certain sanction that would otherwise have been impossible.