Interview with ‘Phoolan’ director Richie Mehta and actor Sneha Kumari | The Hindu | TIFF 2026
Phoolan | Director Richie Mehta, actor Sneha Kumari, and Shilangi Mukherji, Director & Head, Amazon Prime Video SVOD business, India, in conversation with Meenakshi Shedde at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2026 International Emmy-winning filmmaker Richie Mehta, known for the popular series Delhi Crime and Poacher, returns with Phoolan, a Hindi-language historical crime drama that premiered in the Special Presentations programme at the 51st TIFF. Rather than a conventional biopic, the film focuses on a tense 48-hour siege in the life of Phoolan Devi, the dacoit-turned-politician. Based on Devi’s autobiography, I, Phoolan: The Autobiography of India’s Bandit Queen, it explores the circumstances that shaped her transformation from an impoverished teenager into a figure of resi
