Mumbai | "Stolen", an edge-of-the-seat thriller from India, will receive its world premiere at the 2023 edition of the Venice Film Festival, the makers have announced.

The 90-minute Hindi film will be screened at the festival under the Orizzonti Extra section, which showcases "a selection of up to 10 works aimed at innovating and demonstrating creative originality in the relationship with the public they are meant for".

Set against the backdrop of a remote rural railway station in India, "Stolen" is directed by Karan Tejpal and produced by Gaurav Dhingra of Jungle Book Studio. It stars Abhishek Banerjee, Shubham and Mia Maelzer.