Richie Mehta to Direct Amazon Original Film on Phoolan Devi

• Filmmaker Richie Mehta will direct an Amazon Original film based on Phoolan Devi, the Chambal dacoit-turned-politician.
• Mehta initially hesitated but agreed after five years of persistence from producers Kanwal, Kishore, and Shareen.
• The producers acquired rights to Phoolan Devi's autobiography and approached Mehta after his work on 'Delhi Crime'.
• The film's synopsis describes Phoolan Devi fighting a 48-hour siege against 2,000 armed men.
• Mehta expressed feeling empowered by Prime Video, having previously worked with them on 'Poacher'.