Indian filmmaker Kanu Behl is developing “ Loving Anais ,” a star-crossed romance set between India and France, as his follow-up to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title “ Agra ,” which opens theatrically in India.

“It’s kind of like star-crossed romance mixed in with noir,” Behl tells Variety . “It’s essentially about an Indian guy who goes looking for someone from Gurgaon to Bordeaux, and in his search for that someone, life takes a different turn, and he falls in love with someone else, but they don’t speak each other’s language.”

The project, currently heading toward first draft, has secured CNC Development Fund support. William Jehannin (“Agra”) is producing.

Behl’s sexually charged drama “Agra” will receive a limited theatrical release in India via distributor Mantra Luminosit

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