This story is from August 31, 2011

Maan Singh plays himself

Maan Singh plays himself
The dreaded dacoit, who was Phoolan Devi’s third husband, will soon be seen on the big screen. Maan Singh, who was played by Manoj Bajpayee in Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen, will play himself in Krishna Mishra’s next, Beehard.
When contacted, Mishra told us, “During myresearch, I met Maan Singh. He not only helped with the information but alsohelped me meet Nirbhay. When he found out that we are making a film, he showedinterest in acting.We offered him to play himself. Even though, hehas a small role in the film, he was very eager to geton-board.”The film is based on the lives of the dreadeddacoits Nirbhay Gujjar and Kusuma Nain. Nirbhay was shot dead in 2005. Kusuma isunder trial for 198 criminal cases filed against her and is currently in Oraijail in Uttar Pradesh. She has already been sentenced to death for two of thecases.Beehard is slated to release by the end of this year or earlynext.
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