Alleging breach of promise, Balwant Singh, the nephew of dacoit Paan Singh Tomar, has lodged an FIR against Bollywood director Tigmanshu Dhulia who has made a movie on his life, police said on Tuesday.
In a complaint lodged with the Madhavganj police station in Gwalior, Balwant Singh said the director had promised him Rs.40 lakhs for information about his uncle's transition from an athlete to a dacoit.
Balwant Singh said that the director visited his house at Guda village in 2010, soliciting for information about Paan Singh. "The film crew moved around with me for just about four months within the Chambal researching for the film," he claimed. Madhavganj SHO Rajeev Jhanjlee said that an investigation was launched to determine the facts.
'Paan Singh Tomar' is scheduled to release Friday. Actor Irrfan Khan plays Paan Singh Tomar, who was a resident of Bhidausa village in Morena district. A subedar within the Indian Army, he won the steeplechase event on the National Games for seven years in a row. However, after the killing of 2 members of his family in a land dispute, he became a rebel who wrought havoc within the Chambal valley.
