Overview
- Prime Video announced on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 that Phoolan will screen at the Princess of Wales Theatre as part of TIFF’s Special Presentations on September 16.
- The film is written and directed by Richie Mehta and produced by Shareen Mantri Kedia, Kishor Arora, Kanwal Kohli and Mehta under the Namah/Namat Pictures banner.
- Sneha Kumari stars as Phoolan Devi with Anurag Thakur, Vikram Pratap Singh, Aakash Dahiya, Prateek Pachori and Dev Dutt Budholiya in key roles.
- The project draws on Phoolan Devi’s autobiography I, Phoolan and, according to makers’ materials, focuses on a reported 48‑hour siege in which roughly 2,000 armed men surrounded her.
- The TIFF premiere will give the film major international exposure before its Prime Video release and is likely to revive discussion about earlier, contested portrayals of Phoolan Devi such as the 1994 Bandit Queen.