Titli is meek looking young man who is struggling to make a life on his own away from the grasp of his family of two elder brothers and a father who live a shady life. Unfortunate circumstances push Titli deeper into their clutches as he gets married to Neelu without much interest. With Neelu opening up a new door towards his much desired freedom, Titli’s resurgence is showcased in the rest of the story.
Language:
Hindi
Running Time:
124 min
Rating:
U/A
Release date:
30 October 2015
Directed by:
Kanu Behl
Produced by:
Aditya Chopra
Dibakar Banerjee
Written by:
Sharat Katariya
Kanu Behl
Starring:
Ranvir Shorey
Amit Sial
Neeraj Kabi
Shashank Arora
Lalit Behl
Shivani Raghuvanshi
Prashant Singh
Music by:
Sneha Khanwalkar
Shot by:
Siddharth Diwan
Editing by:
Namrata Rao
Distributed by:
Westend Films

What’s Hot

  • Ranvir Shorey’s character ‘Vikram’ is quite astonishing and the way he is nonchalantly able to transform between the ruthless and the emotionally compelling extremes is a real pleasure to watch and experience. His face did as much talking as his voice to convey what Vikram was going through!
  • Kanu Behl’s direction catches the eye with the way he explains the fabric of Titli’s family by virtue of the casual behaviour of the father in the wake of any situation. Subtleties such as showing Titli mirror Vikram’s antics of making gross sounds while brushing his teeth, to show he is not so different from him, makes the desired impact on the viewers.
  • Sharat Katariya’s story in collaboration with the director has a unique plot and interesting phases that hold it together like Titli’s business plans, Neelu’s personal desires and Vikram’s family responsibilities. Despite the fair dose of raw violence it does not feature perversion and as a result does not cause aversion towards the movie which is important to make the audience realise the bigger picture.
  • The Titli-Neelu episodes are instrumental in engaging the audience greatly due to the impressive acting by Shashank Arora as Titli with his typically expressionless poker-face for anything that does not concern his ambition and Shivani as Neelu, the brooding young girl entered into wedlock against her will. Neelu’s outbursts, especially the one at the Car showroom are ones not to be missed!

What’s Not

  • Despite his commanding presence, we felt Ranvir Shorey’s pivotal character was belittled to make way for the titular character Titli around whom the story revolved. Ranvir goes missing in the most decisive moments where we felt he deserved more screen time and that he got raw deal!
  • In a seemingly visible contrast to how hard hitting most of the movie was detailed, the ending we felt was a lot muted in comparison in spite of the stunningly executed vomiting sequence. If this was the intention, the movie really did not justify the raw content it feature all along until the climax which really missed to make any real impact.

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Titli is not your average Bollywood drama, but something more mature for it features raw emotions and bold situations that are usually swept under the carpet. Armed with an impressive story, marshalled by skilled direction and driven by powerful acting - Titli is made tough enough.