By skyforbes 
Agra is unbridled, bold and searing as themes of misogyny, domestic dysfunction and sexual repression unravel through its narrative (Kanu Behl, Atika Chohan). It is also the unravelling of Guru’s mind which disintegrates into a whirlpool of chaos and confusion. Right from the first scene, director Kanu Behl (Titli, 2014) is brutally upfront that the film is unapologetic about how uncomfortable things are about to get.
Guru (Mohit Agarwal) 24, working in a call center and living in a dingy two-storey house with his parents, tosses between his imaginary girlfriend and a toxic relationship with his parents. His father (Rahul Roy) stays on the second floor with his mistress (Sonal Jha), for the last eleven years. His mother, (Vibha Chibber) bitter at the betrayal, is adamant for a part of the terrace on the second floor to open a clinic with her niece Chavi (Aanchal Goswami). It is the same space that Guru believes is rightfully his and wants to build a room to move in with his ‘girlfriend’. His father’s other woman believes that this space should not be touched because it is the only space where some sunshine streams in and plants grow. But as the director intended there is no such respite in Agra.
The narrative jostles through its cramped and claustrophobic spaces.
When Guru is not engaged with his imagination, he is active in various sex chat rooms, trying to find his release, in the poky bathroom of his home.
His mental minefield is a product of his disturbed childhood, the open misogyny, infidelity and domestic abuse he has witnessed over the years. He is sporadically violent and prone to self-harm. And when Chavi arrives to fulfill her aunt’s wish, more layers of his destructive personality peel off.
The film’s mofussil underbelly and scrutiny of its people is suffocating and unsettling. Juggling between secrets, a clamour for space and survival tactics become the underlying motif of the film. Complex characters come to the fore as almost everyone is hiding something or manipulating, even as they fight for a shred of dignity and are victims themselves.
When Guru bumps into Preeti (Priyanka Bose), he feels her physical deformity is a match for his flawed mind. The small room at the back of the cyber cafe she runs becomes their bed of repressed emotions and desires. The sex is explicit, unabashed and unaesthetic. They make an unlikely pair. She is much older , has been married twice before and has a nonchalant, street smart air which becomes his emotional anchor.
And somehow in the midst of the suffocation and sweat, a compromise is negotiated. A small glimmer of hope seems to break in, amidst the bleakness.
Among the actors Rahul Roy, Vibha Chibber, Mohit Agarwal, Priyanka Bose stand out.
A provocative, chaotic and stinging exploration of misplaced masculinity and dysfunctional relationships, Agra is not an easy watch but definitely a potent one.