A French-obsessed Delhi loser hires a thief to steal his crush's heart—what could go wrong?
L'Idiot follows Rajat "Rinku" Chaddha, an awkward, daydreaming young man obsessed with French culture, as he attempts to win over Mona, a charismatic girl in his French class. With the help of a local thief, Rinku devises a plan to become Mona's hero, but things take an unexpected turn, forcing him to confront his fantasies and reality.
Writing
Sharp tragicomedy that weaponizes cringe with precision.
Acting
Anurag Kohli's Rinku is unbearably real in his delusion.
Director
Aaryan Arora
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's Godard obsession isn't decorative—director Aaryan Arora studied the French New Wave's use of jump cuts and direct address to mirror Rinku's fractured self-perception.
The 29-minute runtime is deliberate: it's the exact length of a French language class session, trapping viewers in Rinku's same temporal delusion.
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