Paan Singh Tomar | |
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Directed by | Tigmanshu Dhulia |
Written by | Tigmanshu Dhulia Sanjay Chauhan[1] |
Based on | Life of Paan Singh Tomar |
Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
Starring | Irrfan Khan Mahie Gill Vipin Sharma Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
Music by | Abhishek Ray |
Production company | |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹70 million[2] |
Box office | est. ₹201.80 million[2] |
Paan Singh Tomar is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language biographical film about Paan Singh Tomar, a soldier in the Indian Army and seven-time national steeplechase champion, who later became an armed dacoit against the system.[3][4] The film is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan played the title role, with Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the supporting cast.
Made on a shoestring budget of ₹45 million (US$540,000),[5] Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the London Film Festival in 2010. Two years later it was released in domestic theatres on 2 March 2012 and was a hit at the box office, with worldwide gross of ₹201.80 million (US$2.4 million).[2] The film won Best Feature and Best Actor at the 60th National Film Awards.[6]