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Paan Singh Tomar

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2012 · 135 min Crime Drama
7.4 / 10 · TMDB

Paan Singh Tomar, India's champion steeplechase runner, returns to his village after a distinguished army and athletic career, yearning for a peaceful life on his own land. Instead, he confronts a brutal system of local land-grabbing. When corrupt officials and thugs seize his plot and the police turn a blind eye, the athlete is forced to exchange his javelin for a rifle. The running track gives way to the ravines of Chambal, where he transforms into a legendary bandit, a rebel whose speed and defiance make him a folk hero and a nightmare for the authorities.

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Original Title पान सिंह तोमर
Year 2012
Country India
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Tigmanshu Dhulia
Runtime 135 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.4/10 (140 votes)

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Tigmanshu Dhulia's film is a scorching indictment of a system that creates its own monsters. Irrfan Khan delivers a masterclass in tragic transformation, his performance a quiet storm of dignity, rage, and devastating resignation.

What lingers after the final frame is the bitter irony of a champion who could outrun everyone but the corruption of his own world. It's a raw, unsentimental portrait of a man racing towards his own destruction. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia

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