Paan Singh Tomar (2012)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Beautiful, moving film.

The first must-see film of the year.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Movie: Paan Singh Tomar Directed by: Tigmanshu Dhulia Writing Credits: Sanjay "chauhan" & Tigmanshu Dhulia Star Casting: Irrfan Khan(as Paan Singh Tomar),Mahi Gill(as Indra),Vipin Sharma(as Major Masand) & Nawazuddin Siddiqui(as Gopi Jadav)The story of Paan Singh Tomar, based on a true story of an athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion becomes one of the most feared "dacoit"("Baaghi" as Paan prefers to call it) in Chambal Valley after his army retirement.Paan joins the army to serve his country but he is encouraged to participate in distance in international competition because of his good stamina, high energy and good running speed. Soon he brings laurels to his country after winning several gold medals. But his success is short lived when he enters into a fight with his relatives in his village over a land feud. Though he wins the fight in village "panchayat", he and his family are threatened for life. He goes back to the army and even approaches the police for help but his efforts goes in vain. Unfortunately, he has no options but to pick up guns to protect his family which turns him into a dreaded "dacoit".The director has done a great job. He has not only handled the hard- hitting true story of a rebel but also portrayed the forgotten sportsman in an outstanding way.The movie is not well promoted and received in the box office whereas it became a hit later.

just watched the review here on IMDb and i m quite disappointed with the 8.3/10 rating this movie must get the rating of at least 9.5/10. best Indian movie ever made on sports. Irrfan is the best actor right now in bollywood. hats off for your performance irrfan u r a real superstar of bollywood. tigmanshu and irrfan make a fine pair as actor and director. they first made haasil and now paan singh tomar but i must say paan singh tomar is far better than haasil.this is the masterstoke of irrfan's ability as an actor.the emotions and expressions he show in this movie were marvellous his comic timing his one liner everything in the film was perfect. Amazing script, amazing dialogue writing fabulous starcaste and magical performance of irrfan khan as paan singh all make this movie a masterpiece. I am really hurt to see that this movie didn't get the applause and honour that it deserve. must watch both classes and masses this movie is for every Indian

The Story is about a Daku(Dacoit)(Irfan) who was actually a soldier who fought for his country and could give it all for his country who then became a runner and wins gold medal at the Indian national games, but is forced to become a Dacoit after being neglected and insulted by the Police,and his mission is to rebel and defy the police department.One hell of a power-packed performance by Irrfan. He carries the entire film on his shoulder.The scenes of the army are well handled, there are some funny moments as well.The regional language used in the film all the time makes the film much more compelling.Memmorable dialogues especially "Kaho Haan" are just the perfect ingredients for a movie !

Great tight script, great acting, and great direction.All the actors have done a great job but Irfan is just magnificent- he is turning up as the next Nasruddin Shah.Needless to say Irrfan Khan has delivered superlative performance. He has defined what is called as an 'Effortless Performance'. Brilliant, in fact, no words ! The simplicity shown by director in this movie is worth to be watched. This movie deserves to be in Oscar nominations I would say.The Director does a decent job in making this film into one of the sensible movies made in bollywood, and good job from him for giving Irfan a perfect role in the movie.Overall perfect movie !