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ajay devgn to play

pHoolan devi’s assassin

in His next film?

jay Devgn will soon begin work on his ambitious film, ‘Tanaji: The Unsung
Warrior’, a biopic on Tanaji Malusare, who was one of the brave generals

Ain Maratha King Shivaji’s army.
On the other hand, the actor has shown interest in working on another biopic,

reportedly based on Indian dacoit-turned-parliamentarian Phoolan Devi’s assas-
sin, Sher Singh Rana. It was his recorded life story in the book ‘Jail Diary: Tihar

Se Kabul-Kandahar Tak’ that caught Devgn’s interest. Reportedly, Rana escaped
from Tihar Jail in 2004 and headed to Afghanistan to get back the remains of

12th-century Indian ruler Prithviraj Chauhan. He was later caught in Kolkata in
2006.

The actor will begin the prep for the film next year and is also reportedly thinking
about producing it. No director has been brought on board yet.

Rana was accused of assassinating Phoolan Devi in 2001 at her home in Delhi.
He was later convicted by the Delhi court in 2014. He is currently out on bail.

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