Director: Ranjeeta Kaur
Country: India
Language: Hindi |English
Year: 2026
Run Time: 46 mins
An Iconic Film, A Legendary Actor and the Story of its Making
Every great film leaves behind an unseen story. Before Paan Singh Tomar became a landmark of Indian cinema, it was a film many believed was jinxed—a production beset by obstacles, uncertainty, and a long struggle for survival. Fourteen years later, the documentary that witnessed its creation brings to life an intimate portrait of Irrfan Khan during one of the most defining periods of his career, revealing an artist immersed in the search for truth, transformation, and craft.
Director:
With a career spanning documentaries, short fiction, television, and behind-the-scenes cinema, Ranjeeta Kaur has consistently brought compelling real-life stories to the screen, earning recognition at film festivals and across digital platforms. Her short film SHE, addressing sexual harassment, received multiple festival honors and has garnered over 2.8 million views online. Her body of work includes The Full Circle (Amazon Prime), documenting India’s first Broadway-scale production, Mughal-E-Azam The Musical; Agarzari (DocuBay), exploring conservation and coexistence and Revealed: The Making of RA.One (Discovery Channel).
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