New Delhi, July 2 (IANS): Kanu Behl's directorial debut "Titli", produced by Dibakar Banerjee and presented by Yash Raj Films, will release in India on October 16.

"Titli" received rave reviews when it first screened at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival, and has since then travelled to 22 international film festivals, winning awards and opening to immense box office success in France and Germany. And now "Titli" is all set to hit the Indian theatres this October, read a statement.

The film stars Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial and Shashank Arora.

In the badlands of Delhi's dystopic underbelly, Titli, the youngest member of a violent car-jacking brotherhood plots a desperate bid to escape the 'family' business. His struggle to do so is countered at each stage by his indignant brothers, who finally try marrying him off to 'settle' him.

Titli finds an unlikely ally in his new wife. They form a strange, beneficial partnership, only to confront their inability to escape the bindings of their family roots.