India, July 21 -- Filmmaker Richie Mehta's Phoolan, a film based on the dreaded Chambal dacoit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi, will have its world premiere at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film, a Prime Original, will eventually release for the general public on Prime Video. A release date has not yet been announced.

The Hindi-language movie will be screened at the festival on September 16 at the Princess of Wales Theatre as part of the Special Presentations section, according to a press release.

Written and directed by Mehta, the film is produced by Shareen Mantri Kedia, Kishor Arora, Kanwal Kohli and Mehta under the banner of Namah Pictures.

Inspired by the 1997 book I, Phoolan - The Autobiography of India'...