Richie Mehta on Turning Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi’s Story Into a 48-Hour Siege: ‘She Was Somebody Who Found Agency’

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What happened

Richie Mehta did not want to make this film.

When producers at Namah Pictures – Shareen Mantri Kedia, Kishor Arora and Kanwal Kohli – approached him with the rights to Phoolan Devi’s dictated autobiography, his first instinct was to turn them down.

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  • When producers at Namah Pictures – Shareen Mantri Kedia, Kishor Arora and Kanwal Kohli – approached him with the rights to Phoolan Devi’s dictated autobiography, his first instinct was to turn them down.
  • Reported by Variety and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:22:18 UTC.

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  1. Richie Mehta on Turning Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi’s Story Into a 48-Hour Siege: ‘She Was Somebody Who Found Agency’

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