Avijit Ghosh, Times of India: 3.5/5
Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 3.5/5
Aseem Chhabra, Rediff.com: 3.5/5
MovieTalkies.com: 3.5/5
Mansha Rastogi, NowRunning.com: 3.5/5
Aniruddha Guha, DNA India: 4/5
Kunal Guha, Yahoo! Movies: 3/5
Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 3.5/5
Tomar was a steeplechase runner. Not that it made any difference to his destiny. In the army for the long innings Tomar, we are told, took voluntary retirement to look after his family and land in his native village.
This is where Dhulia’s riveting screenplay, where not a moment is squandered in self-indulgent editing, gets truly astounding. Abandoning the manageable hurdles of the steeplechase Tomar took to the gun to avenge the wrong done to his family.
There are hurdles, and hurdles. And some impossible to overcome.
The two lives of Paan Singh Tomar, in the army as a celebrated sportsperson and as an outlaw on the run in the Chambal valley (not on a horse, please!) are brought together in a stirring blend of the brilliant and the haunting.
“As a studio that believes in creating cinema with a difference, it is extremely gratifying to see the response to ‘Paan Singh Tomar’. The weekend figures are a perfect example of how a content driven film can be optimally built through a focused marketing and distribution campaign, coupled with great reviews and positive word-of-mouth,” Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures told IANS.
“We are incredibly proud of Irrfan, Tigmanshu and the entire team of ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ for creating a movie that is sure to go down in the history of Indian cinema,” he added.
What is classic in every sense though is Irrfan Khan’s performance. Be it his transformation from an innocent army recruit to a feared dacoit or his ageing from a 20+ man to a 50+ man, he is flawless. Here is an actor who doesn’t need dialogues to convey what he feels – he just looks and that’s enough. Don’t remember the last time an actor’s eyes came out of the screen and touched me. He plays Paan Singh with just the right amount of innocence, intensity and dignity – he is the reason why Paan Singh never stops being a heroic figure.
The supporting cast is very good too. Mahie Gill’s earthy sensuality helps elevate her already good performance. Bijendra Kala is brilliant as the bumbling journalist, he shares a wonderful chemistry with Irrfan in their scenes together. Rajendra Gupta, Zakir Hussain and all the other not-much-known actors are perfect for their roles.
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