Richie Mehta says he intended to strip away mythology and reveal human in Phoolan Devi with his biopic
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose biopic ‘Phoolan’ received a standing ovation at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, has said that the outlaw, on whom the film is based, was a “misunderstood legend”. For him, it was imperative to strip away the mythology and reveal the human underneath.