2nd March 2023
By Aditya Sagar
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This Irrfan Khan starrer biographical drama was released on 2nd March 2012 with as little as no promotions and just one poster.
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With no expectations, PST won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare awards, three Colors Screen awards and many more.
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He told Film Companion, ¡°While shooting Paan Singh Tomar, I was getting hurt so many times you wouldn¡¯t believe it. And without any rhyme or reason.¡±
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Irrfan further expressed, ¡°That was the film which exactly behaved as what happened to Paan Singh Tomar in his life.¡±
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¡°We got so frustrated that when after 8-9 months after the shoot, people used to ask me about the film, I used to say, ¡®I forgot Paan Singh.¡±
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The Tigmanshu Dhulia directorial then released and ruled our hearts. It also starred Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
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Paan Singh Tomar grossed around INR 201.80 million and earned critical acclaim mostly because of how this serious subject was shown smoothly on-screen.
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Where the original Pan who inspired the film passed away on 1 October 1981, Irrfan Khan left for his heavenly abode on 29 April 2020.
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