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	{{~~EngvarB~~\|date=September 2013}}		{{short description\|2010 Indian film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia}}
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	\| writer = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]<br>[[Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)\|Sanjay Chauhan]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Reviews Paan Singh Tomar \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657378 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]]\|date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>		\| writer = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]<br>[[Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)\|Sanjay Chauhan]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Reviews Paan Singh Tomar \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657378 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]]\|date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>
	\| based_on = [[Personal life\|Life]] of [[Paan Singh Tomar]]		\| based_on = [[Personal life\|Life]] of [[Paan Singh Tomar]]
	\| starring = [[Irrfan Khan]]<br>[[~~Mahi~~ Gill]]<br>[[Vipin Sharma]]		\| starring = [[Irrfan Khan]]<br>[[Mahie Gill]]<br>[[Vipin Sharma]]<br>[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]
	\| music = [[Abhishek Ray]]		\| music = [[Abhishek Ray]]
	\| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]		\| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
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	\| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures#UTV Spotboy\|UTV Spotboy]]		\| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures#UTV Spotboy\|UTV Spotboy]]
	\| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]		\| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2012\|10\|\|BFI London Film Festival\|2012\|03\|02\|}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2012\|10\|\|[[BFI London Film Festival]]\|2012\|03\|02\|[[India]]}}
	\| runtime = 135 minutes		\| runtime = 135 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = [[India]]
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| language = [[Hindi]]
	\| budget = {{INR}}~~70 million~~<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=15\|title=Paan Singh Tomar - Movie - Box Office India\|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>		\| budget = {{INR\|70 million\|link=yes}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=15\|title=Paan Singh Tomar - Movie - Box Office India\|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
	\| gross = {{~~INR~~}}201.80 million<ref name="auto"/>		\| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR\|201.80 million\|link=yes}}<ref name="auto"/>
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	'''''Paan Singh Tomar''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film]] about the [[Paan Singh Tomar\|eponymous athlete]] who was a soldier in the [[Indian Army]] and won a gold medal at the [[National Games of India\|Indian National Games]], but was forced to become a rebel against the system.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mflZ9TeaA2sJ:movies.ibnlive.in.com/interviews/movies/irrfans-at-peace-with-work/101371/0+irrfan%27s+at+peace+with+work&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl \|title= Irrfan's at peace with work \|author=Abhishek Mande \|date= 6 December 2008\|publisher=IBN \|access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] and produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. [[Irrfan Khan]] plays the title role, with [[Mahie Gill]], [[Vipin Sharma]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] in the supporting cast.		'''''Paan Singh Tomar''''' is a 2012 [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Bollywood\|Hindi]]-[[Hindi\|language]] [[biographical film]] about the [[Paan Singh Tomar\|eponymous athlete]] who was a soldier in the [[Indian Army]] and won a gold medal at the [[National Games of India\|Indian National Games]], but was forced to become a rebel against the system.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mflZ9TeaA2sJ:movies.ibnlive.in.com/interviews/movies/irrfans-at-peace-with-work/101371/0+irrfan%27s+at+peace+with+work&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl \|title= Irrfan's at peace with work \|author=Abhishek Mande \|date= 6 December 2008\|publisher=IBN \|access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] and produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. [[Irrfan Khan]] plays the title role, with [[Mahie Gill]], [[Vipin Sharma]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] in the supporting cast.

	Made on a shoestring budget of {{INRConvert\|45\|m}}, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' premiered at the 2010 [[British Film Institute]] [[BFI London Film Festival\|London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Businessofcinema.Com Team \|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 \|title=UTV's Paan Singh Tomar & Udaan to be showcased at BFI London Film Fest \|publisher=Businessofcinema.com \|access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> The film was released domestically on 2{{nbsp}}March 2012 to critical acclaim and emerged as an average at the box-office, with a domestic net of {{INRConvert\|201.80\|m}}.<ref name="auto"/> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Feature Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] in the [[60th National Film Awards\|60th National Film Awards 2012]].<ref name="60thnfaannounced">{{cite press release\|title=A press conference to announce 59th national film awards will be held\|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80712\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>		Made on a shoestring budget of {{INRConvert\|45\|m}}, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' premiered at the 2010 [[British Film Institute]] [[BFI London Film Festival\|London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Businessofcinema.Com Team \|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 \|title=UTV's Paan Singh Tomar & Udaan to be showcased at BFI London Film Fest \|publisher=Businessofcinema.com \|access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> The film was released domestically on 2{{nbsp}}March 2012 to critical acclaim and emerged as an average at the box-office, with a domestic net of {{INRConvert\|201.80\|m}}.<ref name="auto"/> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Feature Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] in the [[60th National Film Awards\|60th National Film Awards 2012]].<ref name="60thnfaannounced">{{cite press release\|title=A press conference to announce 59th national film awards will be held\|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80712\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Irrfan Khan]] as [[Paan Singh Tomar]]		* [[Irrfan Khan]] as [[Paan Singh Tomar]]
	* [[~~Mahi~~ Gill]] as Indira		* [[Mahie Gill]] as Indira
	* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Major Masand		* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Major Masand
	* [[Imran Hasnee]] as Matadeen Singh Tomar		* [[Imran Hasnee]] as Matadeen Singh Tomar
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	* Sitaram Panchal as Ramcharan		* Sitaram Panchal as Ramcharan
	* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as H.S. Randhawa (Sports Coach)		* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as H.S. Randhawa (Sports Coach)
	* [[Swapnil Kotriwar]] as Hanumant (Paan Singh's Elder Son)		* Swapnil Kotriwar as Hanumant (Paan Singh's Elder Son)
	* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Journalist		* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Journalist
	* Rajiv Gupta as Corrupt Cop		* Rajiv Gupta as Corrupt Cop
	* Ravi Sah as Paan's nephew Balram		* [[Ravi Sah]] as Paan's nephew Balram
	* [[Paras Arora]]		* [[Paras Arora]]

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	Blessy Chettiar of [[Daily News and Analysis\|DNA]] rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Gritty and power packed, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a tribute to the unsung heroes of sports in India. Dhulia's direction and Irrfan's integrity will make [it] among the best movies of recent times.".<ref>{{cite news\|last=Chettiar\|first=Blessy\|title=Review Paan Singh Tomar\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657362\|access-date=2 March 2012\|newspaper=DNA\|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating\|4\|5}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said "''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a completely gripping, near-flawless film, with such few dodgy parts as to be negligible.".<ref>{{cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Subhra\|title=Paan Singh Tomar Review\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/paan-singh-tomar/919243/\|access-date=2 March 2012\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating\|3.5\|5}}</ref>		Blessy Chettiar of [[Daily News and Analysis\|DNA]] rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Gritty and power packed, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a tribute to the unsung heroes of sports in India. Dhulia's direction and Irrfan's integrity will make [it] among the best movies of recent times.".<ref>{{cite news\|last=Chettiar\|first=Blessy\|title=Review Paan Singh Tomar\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657362\|access-date=2 March 2012\|newspaper=DNA\|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating\|4\|5}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said "''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a completely gripping, near-flawless film, with such few dodgy parts as to be negligible.".<ref>{{cite news\|last=Gupta\|first=Subhra\|title=Paan Singh Tomar Review\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/paan-singh-tomar/919243/\|access-date=2 March 2012\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating\|3.5\|5}}</ref>

	''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the film and especially Khan's performance, saying "Without romanticizing ''Paan Singh Tomar'', he shows his basic honesty and gives him real depth. As an actor Mr. Khan rarely does the expected. You can’t take your eyes off him.".<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|last=Stalz\|first=Rachel\|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/movies/irrfan-khan-stars-in-paan-singh-tomar.html\|title=A Rebel's Tale\|work=New York Times\| access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> [[Mathures Paul]] of [[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a skillfully narrated tale of one man who rises against the odd."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Paul\|first=Mathures\|title=One man against the system\|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=401927&catid=47\|publisher=The Statesman\|access-date=3 March 2012}}{{Rating\|4\|5}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Anurag Kashyap]] praised this movie and said "What a powerful film, powerful character, go watch the film. Turn it into what no-one believed it could be.".<ref>{{cite web\|last=Kashyap\|first=Anurag\|title=Anurag Kashyap on Paan Singh Tomar\|url=https://twitter.com/ankash1009/status/175916513260355584\|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>		''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the film and especially Khan's performance, saying "Without romanticizing ''Paan Singh Tomar'', he shows his basic honesty and gives him real depth. As an actor Mr. Khan rarely does the expected. You can’t take your eyes off him.".<ref>{{cite news\|last=Stalz\|first=Rachel\|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/movies/irrfan-khan-stars-in-paan-singh-tomar.html\|title=A Rebel's Tale\|work=New York Times\|date=2 March 2012 \| access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> [[Mathures Paul]] of [[The Statesman (India)\|The Statesman]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a skillfully narrated tale of one man who rises against the odd."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Paul\|first=Mathures\|title=One man against the system\|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=401927&catid=47\|publisher=The Statesman\|access-date=3 March 2012}}{{Rating\|4\|5}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Anurag Kashyap]] praised this movie and said "What a powerful film, powerful character, go watch the film. Turn it into what no-one believed it could be.".<ref>{{cite web\|last=Kashyap\|first=Anurag\|title=Anurag Kashyap on Paan Singh Tomar\|url=https://twitter.com/ankash1009/status/175916513260355584\|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>

	On 18 March 2013, Irrfan Khan received the Best Actor Award for 'Paan Singh Tomar' at the [[60th National Film Awards\|60th Indian National Film Awards]]. The award citation reads, "A unique delineation of a transformation of an international sportsperson to a [[Dacoity\|dacoit]]. A difficult role very convincingly played. A well-calibrated performance that was masked by remarkably subtle underplay."<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Awards Announced in various categories for the 60th National Film Awards\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf}}</ref>		On 18 March 2013, Irrfan Khan received the Best Actor Award for 'Paan Singh Tomar' at the [[60th National Film Awards\|60th Indian National Film Awards]]. The award citation reads, "A unique delineation of a transformation of an international sportsperson to a [[Dacoity\|dacoit]]. A difficult role very convincingly played. A well-calibrated performance that was masked by remarkably subtle underplay."<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Awards Announced in various categories for the 60th National Film Awards\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf}}</ref>
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	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Mary Kom (film)]]
	* [[Azhar (film)]]
	* [[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]
	* [[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]
	* [[Neerja]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Indian films]]
			[[Category:Films scored by Abhishek Ray]]
	[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]		[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
	[[Category:2010 films]]		[[Category:2010 films]]
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	[[Category:Films shot in Madhya Pradesh]]		[[Category:Films shot in Madhya Pradesh]]
	~~[[Category:Films scored by Abhishek Ray]]~~
	[[Category:UTV Motion Pictures films]]		[[Category:UTV Motion Pictures films]]
	[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance]]		[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance]]

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	\| director = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]		\| director = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
	\| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]		\| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
	\| writer = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]<br />[[Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)\|Sanjay Chauhan]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Reviews Paan Singh Tomar \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657378 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]]\|date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>		\| writer = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]<br>[[Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)\|Sanjay Chauhan]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Reviews Paan Singh Tomar \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657378 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]]\|date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>
	\| starring = [[Irrfan Khan]]<br />[[Mahi Gill]]<br />[[Vipin Sharma]]		\| based_on = [[Personal life\|Life]] of [[Paan Singh Tomar]]
			\| starring = [[Irrfan Khan]]<br>[[Mahi Gill]]<br>[[Vipin Sharma]]
	\| music = [[Abhishek Ray]]		\| music = [[Abhishek Ray]]
	\| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]		\| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
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	'''''Paan Singh Tomar''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film]] about the [[Paan Singh Tomar\|eponymous athlete]] who was a soldier in the [[Indian Army]] and won a gold medal at the [[National Games of India\|Indian National Games]], but was forced to become a rebel against the system.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mflZ9TeaA2sJ:movies.ibnlive.in.com/interviews/movies/irrfans-at-peace-with-work/101371/0+irrfan%27s+at+peace+with+work&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl \|title= Irrfan's at peace with work \|author=Abhishek Mande \|date= 6 December 2008\|publisher=IBN \|access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] and produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. [[Irrfan Khan]] plays the title role, with [[Mahie Gill]], [[Vipin Sharma]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] in the supporting cast.		'''''Paan Singh Tomar''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film]] about the [[Paan Singh Tomar\|eponymous athlete]] who was a soldier in the [[Indian Army]] and won a gold medal at the [[National Games of India\|Indian National Games]], but was forced to become a rebel against the system.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mflZ9TeaA2sJ:movies.ibnlive.in.com/interviews/movies/irrfans-at-peace-with-work/101371/0+irrfan%27s+at+peace+with+work&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl \|title= Irrfan's at peace with work \|author=Abhishek Mande \|date= 6 December 2008\|publisher=IBN \|access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] and produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. [[Irrfan Khan]] plays the title role, with [[Mahie Gill]], [[Vipin Sharma]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] in the supporting cast.

	Made on a shoestring budget of {{INRConvert\|45\|m}}, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' premiered at the 2010 [[British Film Institute]] [[BFI London Film Festival\|London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Businessofcinema.Com Team \|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 \|title=UTV's Paan Singh Tomar & Udaan to be showcased at BFI London Film Fest \|publisher=Businessofcinema.com \|access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> The film was released domestically on 2{{nbsp}}March 2012 to critical acclaim and emerged as ~~a superhit~~ at the box-office, with a domestic net of {{INRConvert\|201.80\|m}}.<ref name="auto"/> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Feature Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] in the [[60th National Film Awards\|60th National Film Awards 2012]].<ref name="60thnfaannounced">{{cite press release\|title=A press conference to announce 59th national film awards will be held\|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80712\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>		Made on a shoestring budget of {{INRConvert\|45\|m}}, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' premiered at the 2010 [[British Film Institute]] [[BFI London Film Festival\|London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Businessofcinema.Com Team \|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 \|title=UTV's Paan Singh Tomar & Udaan to be showcased at BFI London Film Fest \|publisher=Businessofcinema.com \|access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> The film was released domestically on 2{{nbsp}}March 2012 to critical acclaim and emerged as an average at the box-office, with a domestic net of {{INRConvert\|201.80\|m}}.<ref name="auto"/> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Feature Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actor\|Best Actor]] in the [[60th National Film Awards\|60th National Film Awards 2012]].<ref name="60thnfaannounced">{{cite press release\|title=A press conference to announce 59th national film awards will be held\|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80712\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	A reporter interviews [[Paan Singh Tomar]] ([[Irrfan Khan~~\|Irrfan~~]]), a dacoit who is in the news for killing nine people of a community. Answering questions about himself, the story goes in a flashback from the year 1950. Paan Singh works in the [[Indian Army\|Army]] while his wife and mother live in [[Morena]]. He surprises his seniors in the Army with his athletic skills. Though he was not interested in sports, he joins the sports division because there were no limits on their diet. Picked for the [[5000 metres]] race's training, he was persuaded to run for the 3000 metre [[Steeplechase (athletics)\|steeplechase]] by his coach. He participates in the [[National Games of India\|Indian National Games]] and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase event 7 years in a row. In 1958, he participates in the [[Asian Games]] at Tokyo, but couldn't win because of his inability to adjust with the [[track spikes]] only given to him in the final event. He felt frustrated when he was not allowed to go the borders to fight in the [[Sino-Indian War\|1962]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\|1965]] wars because sportsmen were not allowed to fight in them. In 1967, he participated in the [[Military World Games\|International Military Games]] and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase.		A reporter interviews [[Paan Singh Tomar]] ([[Irrfan Khan]]), a dacoit who is in the news for killing nine people of a community. Answering questions about himself, the story goes in a flashback from the year 1950. Paan Singh works in the [[Indian Army\|Army]] while his wife and mother live in [[Morena]]. He surprises his seniors in the Army with his athletic skills. Though he was not interested in sports, he joins the sports division because there were no limits on their diet. Picked for the [[5000 metres]] race's training, he was persuaded to run for the 3000 metre [[Steeplechase (athletics)\|steeplechase]] by his coach. He participates in the [[National Games of India\|Indian National Games]] and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase event 7 years in a row. In 1958, he participates in the [[Asian Games]] at Tokyo, but couldn't win because of his inability to adjust with the [[track spikes]] only given to him in the final event. He felt frustrated when he was not allowed to go the borders to fight in the [[Sino-Indian War\|1962]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\|1965]] wars because sportsmen were not allowed to fight in them. In 1967, he participated in the [[Military World Games\|International Military Games]] and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase.

	One day his brother comes to visit him from his village and tells him about some of their property being usurped by Bhanwar Singh, a relative. Paan Singh decides to retire from the Army and leaves for his village to settle his family disputes, despite being offered a position as the coach in the army. Upon arriving home, he tries to resolve the issue with Bhanwar Singh. He even seeks help from the District Collector and local police station, but no help was forthcoming. His son is then beaten up badly by Bhanwar Singh and his goons. To keep him safe Paan Singh orders his son to join the army and asks him to stay away from the dispute. Eventually Bhanwar Singh and his goons try to kill Paan Singh and his family. Most of his family manages to escape but his mother is brutally murdered. Paan Singh decides to avenge his mother's death. He becomes a ''[[Rebellion\|baaghi]]'' who wreaks havoc in the [[Chambal River\|Chambal Valley]]. He forms a gang of people some of whom are his relatives and are in conflict with Bhanwar Singh.		One day his brother comes to visit him from his village and tells him about some of their property being usurped by Bhanwar Singh, a relative. Paan Singh decides to retire from the Army and leaves for his village to settle his family disputes, despite being offered a position as the coach in the army. Upon arriving home, he tries to resolve the issue with Bhanwar Singh. He even seeks help from the District Collector and local police station, but no help was forthcoming. His son is then beaten up badly by Bhanwar Singh and his goons. To keep him safe Paan Singh orders his son to join the army and asks him to stay away from the dispute. Eventually Bhanwar Singh and his goons try to kill Paan Singh and his family. Most of his family manages to escape but his mother is brutally murdered. Paan Singh decides to avenge his mother's death. He becomes a ''[[Rebellion\|baaghi]]'' who wreaks havoc in the [[Chambal River\|Chambal Valley]]. He forms a gang of people some of whom are his relatives and are in conflict with Bhanwar Singh.
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	* Sitaram Panchal as Ramcharan		* Sitaram Panchal as Ramcharan
	* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as H.S. Randhawa (Sports Coach)		* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as H.S. Randhawa (Sports Coach)
	* Swapnil ~~Kiran~~ as Hanumant (Paan Singh's Elder Son)		* [[Swapnil Kotriwar]] as Hanumant (Paan Singh's Elder Son)
	* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Journalist		* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Journalist
	* Rajiv Gupta as Corrupt Cop		* Rajiv Gupta as Corrupt Cop

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	===Critical reception===		===Critical reception===
	''Paan Singh Tomar'' achieved universal critical acclaim among the critics.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Paan-Singh-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics/Article1-819771.aspx\|title=Paan Singh... gets thumbs up from critics\|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]\| access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> According to review aggregator ReviewGang, professional critics have given the film a rating of 7.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Review Aggregation\|url=http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/292-Paan-Singh-Tomar-Review\|publisher=Review Gang\|access-date=2 March 2012\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304092425/http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/292-Paan-Singh-Tomar-Review\|archive-date=4 March 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The core plot of the movie had resemblance with the 1972 Kannada movie ''[[Sipayi Ramu]]''.{{cn\|date=May 2020}}		''Paan Singh Tomar'' achieved universal critical acclaim among the critics.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Paan-Singh-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics/Article1-819771.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303000128/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Paan-Singh-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics/Article1-819771.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 March 2012\|title=Paan Singh... gets thumbs up from critics\|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]\| access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> According to review aggregator ReviewGang, professional critics have given the film a rating of 7.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Review Aggregation\|url=http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/292-Paan-Singh-Tomar-Review\|publisher=Review Gang\|access-date=2 March 2012\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304092425/http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/292-Paan-Singh-Tomar-Review\|archive-date=4 March 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The core plot of the movie had resemblance with the 1972 Kannada movie ''[[Sipayi Ramu]]''.{{cn\|date=May 2020}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Paan Singh Tomar
| image = Paan Singh Tomar Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
| writer = [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]<br />[[Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)|Sanjay Chauhan]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Reviews Paan Singh Tomar |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657378 |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>
| starring = [[Irrfan Khan]]<br />[[Mahi Gill]]<br />[[Vipin Sharma]]
| music = [[Abhishek Ray]]
| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
| editing = [[Aarti Bajaj]]
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures#UTV Spotboy|UTV Spotboy]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|10||BFI London Film Festival|2012|03|02|}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR}}70 million<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=15|title=Paan Singh Tomar - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}201.80 million<ref name="auto"/>
}}

'''''Paan Singh Tomar''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film]] about the [[Paan Singh Tomar|eponymous athlete]] who was a soldier in the [[Indian Army]] and won a gold medal at the [[National Games of India|Indian National Games]], but was forced to become a rebel against the system.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mflZ9TeaA2sJ:movies.ibnlive.in.com/interviews/movies/irrfans-at-peace-with-work/101371/0+irrfan%27s+at+peace+with+work&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl |title= Irrfan's at peace with work |author=Abhishek Mande |date= 6 December 2008|publisher=IBN |access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] and produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. [[Irrfan Khan]] plays the title role, with [[Mahie Gill]], [[Vipin Sharma]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] in the supporting cast.

Made on a shoestring budget of {{INRConvert|45|m}}, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' premiered at the 2010 [[British Film Institute]] [[BFI London Film Festival|London Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Businessofcinema.Com Team |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16989 |title=UTV's Paan Singh Tomar & Udaan to be showcased at BFI London Film Fest |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> The film was released domestically on 2{{nbsp}}March 2012 to critical acclaim and emerged as a superhit at the box-office, with a domestic net of {{INRConvert|201.80|m}}.<ref name="auto"/> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in the [[60th National Film Awards|60th National Film Awards 2012]].<ref name="60thnfaannounced">{{cite press release|title=A press conference to announce 59th national film awards will be held|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80712|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
A reporter interviews [[Paan Singh Tomar]] ([[Irrfan Khan|Irrfan]]), a dacoit who is in the news for killing nine people of a community. Answering questions about himself, the story goes in a flashback from the year 1950. Paan Singh works in the [[Indian Army|Army]] while his wife and mother live in [[Morena]]. He surprises his seniors in the Army with his athletic skills. Though he was not interested in sports, he joins the sports division because there were no limits on their diet. Picked for the [[5000 metres]] race's training, he was persuaded to run for the 3000 metre [[Steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]] by his coach. He participates in the [[National Games of India|Indian National Games]] and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase event 7 years in a row. In 1958, he participates in the [[Asian Games]] at Tokyo, but couldn't win because of his inability to adjust with the [[track spikes]] only given to him in the final event. He felt frustrated when he was not allowed to go the borders to fight in the [[Sino-Indian War|1962]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] wars because sportsmen were not allowed to fight in them. In 1967, he participated in the [[Military World Games|International Military Games]] and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase.

One day his brother comes to visit him from his village and tells him about some of their property being usurped by Bhanwar Singh, a relative. Paan Singh decides to retire from the Army and leaves for his village to settle his family disputes, despite being offered a position as the coach in the army. Upon arriving home, he tries to resolve the issue with Bhanwar Singh. He even seeks help from the District Collector and local police station, but no help was forthcoming. His son is then beaten up badly by Bhanwar Singh and his goons. To keep him safe Paan Singh orders his son to join the army and asks him to stay away from the dispute. Eventually Bhanwar Singh and his goons try to kill Paan Singh and his family. Most of his family manages to escape but his mother is brutally murdered. Paan Singh decides to avenge his mother's death. He becomes a ''[[Rebellion|baaghi]]'' who wreaks havoc in the [[Chambal River|Chambal Valley]]. He forms a gang of people some of whom are his relatives and are in conflict with Bhanwar Singh.

Pann Singh then goes into the business of extorting and kidnapping wealthy businessmen of the area to accumulate money and an arsenal for his people so that they can become a proper gang. After making all the necessary arrangement of arms and ammunition for gang members, he arranges a major attack on Bhanwar Singh, who has a police protection. Bhanwar Singh gets killed by Paan Singh Tomar after a brief chase.

As a revenge for his brother's death, he kills nine villagers, who had become police informers and had informed the police about his hideout. This event causes a furor in the nation, administration and also among the other gangs of dacoits who urge with him to surrender so that the manhunt by the police would be called off but he refuses.

The interview with the reporter ends here and the interview is published in the newspaper and causes a sensation. The police continue their search for Paan Singh Tomar, who, as a result of which, decides to lie low for a while. He meets his family and his coach from the army who requests him to surrender. Paan Singh refuses to surrender on the principle that while he was a sportsman holding a national record, nobody stood with him when he was facing problems, and the moment he decided to stand up for himself, he was branded a rebel and everyone wants him arrested. When the gang reconvenes after a month's hiatus, one of the members, Gopi ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]), who had turned a police informer betrays the gang by leading the police to their hideout. A shootout ensues where all members of the gang, including Paan Singh, are killed by Yashwant Singh Ghuraiya, a police officer.

==Cast==
* [[Irrfan Khan]] as [[Paan Singh Tomar]]
* [[Mahi Gill]] as Indira
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Major Masand
* [[Imran Hasnee]] as Matadeen Singh Tomar
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as Gopi
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Inspector Rathore
* Jahangir Khan as Bhanwar Singh (Daddaa)
* Sitaram Panchal as Ramcharan
* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as H.S. Randhawa (Sports Coach)
* Swapnil Kiran as Hanumant (Paan Singh's Elder Son)
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Journalist
* Rajiv Gupta as Corrupt Cop
* Ravi Sah as Paan's nephew Balram
* [[Paras Arora]]

==Production==
Director [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] first learned about Tomar while working on the set of ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' in Chambal. Intrigued that Tomar was largely forgotten despite holding several records, he resolved to make a film about his life. Dhulia researched the film's background for two years, interviewing Tomar's surviving family members and visiting his native village in [[Bhind]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/on-the-run/642667/0 |title= On the Run |author= Debesh Banerjee |date= 6 July 2010 |access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref>

Dhulia wanted to make the film after fully researching on Tomar. But that would need a lot of money. So this caused Dhulia to work on it over 10 years.

The film was shot in ravines of [[Chambal River|Chambal]], in [[Dholpur]] and in the actual barracks Tomar lived in at [[Roorkee]]. To prepare for his role, Irrfan Khan trained rigorously with steeplechase coaches, even breaking his ankle at one point during the filming. He called the experience "the most physically and mentally demanding film of my career".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14877104 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090403150218/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14877104 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 April 2009 |title= Irrfan Khan puts films on hold for Paan Singh Tomar |date= 31 March 2009 |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=13 April 2010}}</ref>

The film has also been shot in the uphills of one of the oldest army [[cantonment]]s in India, [[Roorkee Cantonment]]. The Dramatics Team of the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee]] also helped in the several scenes shot in the cantonment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paan Singh Tomar (2012) Movie Review – Details|url=http://www.bollygraph.com/movies/paan-singh-tomar-2012-movie-review-details/16317/|work=bollygraph.com|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed and arranged by [[Abhishek Ray]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://freewebmusic.co/album/17760-38514-68050 |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123947/https://freewebmusic.co/album/17760-38514-68050 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the film was a biopic locked in both time and geography, the original sound track and songs are strictly relevant to that. [[Abhishek Ray]] used different tribal instruments and folk voices pertaining to the hinterland of central India and fused them with larger than life symphonic orchestrations to capture the true essence of this poignant biopic set in the rugged Chambal ravines. The music of this epic film stands out for its authenticity, originality and perfect blend of central Indian folk with western classical influences.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Song No'''.
|'''Song'''
|'''Lyricist'''
|'''Singer'''
|'''Duration (In Minutes)'''
|-
|1
|"Kero Mama"
|
|K. Mohan (Agnee), Meet Bros
|2:29
|-
|2
|"Dhai Dhai"
|Sandeep Nath
|[[Abhishek Ray]], [[Kailash Kher]] Rahmat Khan Langa
|4:00
|-
|3
|"Jaao Dhal Jaao"
|Kausar Munir
|[[Abhishek Ray]], [[Kailash Kher]]
|3:21
|-
|4
|"O Re Banwasi"
|Manvendra
|Vidhi Sharma, Ravleen Sabharwal
|2:46
|-
|5
|"Paan Singh Tomar" (Theme)
|
|Irrfan Khan
|1:52
|-
|}

==Release==

===Critical reception===
''Paan Singh Tomar'' achieved universal critical acclaim among the critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Paan-Singh-gets-thumbs-up-from-critics/Article1-819771.aspx|title=Paan Singh... gets thumbs up from critics|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]| access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> According to review aggregator ReviewGang, professional critics have given the film a rating of 7.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review Aggregation|url=http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/292-Paan-Singh-Tomar-Review|publisher=Review Gang|access-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304092425/http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/292-Paan-Singh-Tomar-Review|archive-date=4 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The core plot of the movie had resemblance with the 1972 Kannada movie ''[[Sipayi Ramu]]''.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

{| class="wikitable infobox plain" style="float:right; width:23em; font-size:80%; text-align:center; margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding:0;" cellpadding="0"
! colspan="2" style="font-size:120%;" | Professional reviews
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf; font-size:120%;" | Review Scores
|-
! Source
! Rating
|-
| [[Deccan Chronicle]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[Daily Bhaskar]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[NDTV]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[Zee News]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[DNA India]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[The Indian Express]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[The Mumbai Mirror]]
| {{Rating|3.5|5}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Hungama]]
| {{Rating|3.5|5}}
|-
| [[The Times of India]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[CNN-IBN]]
| {{Rating|3.5|5}}
|-
| [[Rediff]]
| {{Rating|3.5|5}}
|-
| [[Yahoo]]
| {{Rating|4|5}}
|-
| [[Tehelka]]
| {{Rating|3|5}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{†}} indicates that the given rating is an [[arithmetic mean|average]] rating of all reviews provided by the source
|}
[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN|IBN]] awarded the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising Khan's performance and said "Directed competently by Dhulia, who's familiar and comfortable even with the dusty terrain, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' is made with great attention to detail, and paints an honest, realistic picture of an India few of us can claim to know."<ref>{{cite web|last=Masand|first=Rajeev|title=Masand: 'Paan Singh Tomar' a well-intentioned film|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-paan-singh-tomar-a-wellintentioned-film/235589-47-84.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303203526/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-paan-singh-tomar-a-wellintentioned-film/235589-47-84.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2012|publisher=IBNLive|access-date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

Avijit Ghosh of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and said "Sportsmen and outlaws inhabit two different universes. One shines amidst the bright lights of glory, the other haunts the ravines of notoriety. But in director Tigmanshu Dhulia's biopic, ''Paan Singh Tomar'', the two worlds collide. And the result is a rather exquisite blend of drama, humour and tragedy; altogether eminently enjoyable good cinema".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ghosh|first=Avijit|title=Paan Singh Tomar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Paan-Singh-Tomar/movie-review/12096503.cms|access-date=2 March 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

Aseem Chhabra for [[Rediff.com]] gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "The tragedy of ''Paan Singh Tomar'' and Irrfan Khan's execution of the role are both compelling."<ref name="Paan Singh Tomar Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-paan-singh-tomar-is-compelling/20120302.htm| title=Review: Paan Singh Tomar is compelling | author=Aseem Chhabra | work=Rediff.com | access-date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

[[Taran Adarsh]] of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "''Paan Singh Tomar'' shatters the standard rules of this genre. Besides, the film makes you cognizant that serious cinema can be uniformly delightful, like any other enthralling entertainer."<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Review By Taran Adaarsh|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/505853|work=bollywood hungama|access-date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

Blessy Chettiar of [[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]] rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Gritty and power packed, ''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a tribute to the unsung heroes of sports in India. Dhulia's direction and Irrfan's integrity will make [it] among the best movies of recent times.".<ref>{{cite news|last=Chettiar|first=Blessy|title=Review Paan Singh Tomar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-paan-singh-tomar_1657362|access-date=2 March 2012|newspaper=DNA|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said "''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a completely gripping, near-flawless film, with such few dodgy parts as to be negligible.".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Subhra|title=Paan Singh Tomar Review|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/paan-singh-tomar/919243/|access-date=2 March 2012|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=2 March 2012}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the film and especially Khan's performance, saying "Without romanticizing ''Paan Singh Tomar'', he shows his basic honesty and gives him real depth. As an actor Mr. Khan rarely does the expected. You can’t take your eyes off him.".<ref>{{cite web|last=Stalz|first=Rachel|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/movies/irrfan-khan-stars-in-paan-singh-tomar.html|title=A Rebel's Tale|work=New York Times| access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> [[Mathures Paul]] of [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a skillfully narrated tale of one man who rises against the odd."<ref>{{cite web|last=Paul|first=Mathures|title=One man against the system|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=401927&catid=47|publisher=The Statesman|access-date=3 March 2012}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Anurag Kashyap]] praised this movie and said "What a powerful film, powerful character, go watch the film. Turn it into what no-one believed it could be.".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kashyap|first=Anurag|title=Anurag Kashyap on Paan Singh Tomar|url=https://twitter.com/ankash1009/status/175916513260355584|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>

On 18 March 2013, Irrfan Khan received the Best Actor Award for 'Paan Singh Tomar' at the [[60th National Film Awards|60th Indian National Film Awards]]. The award citation reads, "A unique delineation of a transformation of an international sportsperson to a [[Dacoity|dacoit]]. A difficult role very convincingly played. A well-calibrated performance that was masked by remarkably subtle underplay."<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Awards Announced in various categories for the 60th National Film Awards|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf}}</ref>

===Box office collection===
''Paan Singh Tomar'' grossed {{INRConvert|65.0|m}} nett in week one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4146&nCat=|title=Paan Singh Tomar Week One Territorial Breakdown|access-date=12 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314221641/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4146&nCat=|archive-date=14 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The movie managed to gross {{INRConvert|35.0|m}} nett in week two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4173&nCat=|title=Paan Singh Tomar Week Two Territorial Breakdown|access-date=19 March 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708004305/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4173&nCat=|archive-date=8 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The movie collected {{INRConvert|30|m}} in its third week and was declared a semi-hit by Box Office India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4192&nCat=|title=Paan Singh Tomar Semi-Hit|access-date=24 March 2012|archive-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626153806/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4192&nCat=|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

'''Winner'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award || Category || Recipient(s)
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[60th National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] || [[Ronnie Screwvala]] <br> [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || [[Irrfan Khan]]
|-
| Matri Shree Media Award || Best Film || Ronnie Screwvala
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[58th Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Critics Award for Best Actor]] || [[Irrfan Khan]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || [[Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)|Sanjay Chauhan]] and [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Colors Screen Awards]] || [[Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || Ronnie Screwvala
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || [[Irrfan Khan]] (alongside [[Ranbir Kapoor]] for [[Barfi!]])
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || rowspan="2"| Sanjay Chauhan, Tigmanshu Dhulia
|-
| [[2013 Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Awards 2013]] || [[Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
|-
| [[Times of India Film Awards]] || Best Actor || rowspan="2"| Irrfan Khan
|-
| [[CNN-IBN Indian of the Year]] || Entertainment
|}

==See also==
* [[Mary Kom (film)]]
* [[Azhar (film)]]
* [[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]
* [[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]
* [[Neerja]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.utvgroup.com/motion-pictures/coming-soon/paan-singh-tomar.html}}
* {{IMDb title|1620933|Paan Singh Tomar}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|paan_singh_tomar_2012}}
* {{Mojo title|paansinghtomar}}
{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilm}}
{{ScreenAwardBestFilm}}
{{Tigmanshu Dhulia}}

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