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To Kill a Tiger

Tuer un tigre
Nisha Pahuja
2022 | 127 min 23 s
Documentary
Original version in Hindi and Nagpuri, with English subtitles

Awards and Festivals

  • Academy Award® nomination in the Documentary Feature Film categoryAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, U.S.A. (2024)

  • Nomination - DocumentaryPeabody Awards, U.S.A. (2024)

  • Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature FilmToronto International Film Festival, Canada (2022)

  • Best Documentary AwardPalm Springs International Film Festival, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Ted Rogers Best Feature Length DocumentaryCanadian Screen Awards, Toronto, Canada (2023)

  • Best Documentary Award The Gold List (2024)

  • Best Documentary Social Media Impact (SIMA) Awards (2024)

  • Best DocumentaryVancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, Canada (2024)

  • Best Editing in a Feature Length DocumentaryCanadian Screen Awards, Toronto, Canada (2023)

  • Best Original Music in a Feature Length DocumentaryCanadian Screen Awards, Toronto, Canada (2023)

  • Beyond the Screen AwardDoc Aviv –Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Israel (2023)

  • Jury Award - Best International Documentary FeatureMammoth Lakes Film Festival, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Best Documentary AwardNew York Indian Film Festival, New York, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Audience Award, Best Documentary & The Honey Levine Award Peoples Choice for Best FeatureLighthouse International Film Festival, New Jersey, U.S.A (2023)

  • Special Jury AwardSalem Film Fest, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Michael Sullivan Award for Documentary JournalismSalem Film Fest, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Best Documentary & Best South Asian DocumentaryImagine India Festival, Spain (2023)

  • Best DocumentaryIndian Festival of Melbourne, Australia (2023)

  • Official SelectionCanada's Top 10, Toronto International Film Festival, (2022)

  • Official SelectionDallas International Film Festival, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Official SelectionSeattle International Film Festival, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Official SelectionSan Francisco Documentary Film Festival, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Official Selection, Closing Night Film London Indian Film Festival, UK (2023)

  • Official SelectionChicago South Asian Film Festival, U.S.A (2023)

More Selections and Awards

Trailer


Poster

NOTE TO MEDIA


One-Liner and Two-Liner


Long Synopsis


Director's Statement from Nisha Pahuja


Statements from the Film Subjects

Excerpts

Excerpt 1: Bringing charges


Excerpt 2: A groundbreaking case


Excerpt 3: Village men discuss the case



Images


Ranjit’s daughter looking out in a field.

Ranjit at home in his village, Bero, in Jharkhand.

Ranjit and his wife Jaganti and lawyer Lakhan Lal.

Ranjit and Jaganti tell NGO activist Amit Singh about the night their daughter was raped.
Dhawalika Singh
Photo: Dhawalika Singh

Ranjit’s daughter tying a bow in her hair.

Ranjit and Ward Member Abdul Mutalik on his testimony day.

Neighbouring farmer setting off a controlled burn in his field.

Women’s rights activist Mahendra Kumar (far right) speaking with village men.

Women from the village confronting Ranjit’s family and the film crew.

Team


Nisha Pahuja
Producer, Writer, Director


Photo
Photo : Mrinal Desai




Cornelia Principe
Producer (Notice Pictures Inc.)


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David Oppenheim
Producer (NFB)


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Andy Cohen
Executive Producer


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Anita Lee
Executive Producer


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Atul Gawande
Executive Producer


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Andrew Dragoumis
Executive Producer


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Dev Patel
Executive Producer


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Mindy Kaling
Executive Producer


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Shivani Rawat
Executive Producer


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Rupi Kaur
Executive Producer


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Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Executive Producer


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Credits

Written and Directed by
NISHA PAHUJA

Producer
CORNELIA PRINCIPE

Producers
NISHA PAHUJA
DAVID OPPENHEIM

Executive Producer
ANDY COHEN

Executive Producer
ANITA LEE

Executive Producer
ATUL GAWANDE

Executive Producer
ANDREW DRAGOUMIS

Executive Producer
DEV PATEL

Executive Producer
MINDY KALING

Executive Producer
SHIVANI RAWAT

Executive Producer
RUPI KAUR

Executive Producers
ANITA BHATIA
NIRAJ BHATIA
DEEPA MEHTA
SAMARTH SAHNI
PRIYA DORASWAMY

Editors
MIKE MUNN CCE
DAVE KAZALA CCE

Director of Photography
MRINAL DESAI

Original Score
JONATHAN GOLDSMITH

Location Sound Recordist
ANITA KUSHWAHA

Research
NISHA PAHUJA

Archival Research
ERIN CHISHOLM

Creative Consultant
ANDY COHEN

Story Editor
MANFRED BECKER

Consulting Producer
SEAN FARNEL

Executive Producers
JASON LOFTUS
ENA CHADHA
SHANT JOSHI
SEAN FARNEL
GEETA SONDHI
NISHA PAHUJA
CORNELIA PRINCIPE
MARIAM ZAIDI

Post-Production Coordinator
PRANAY NICHANI

Assistant Editors
PRANAY NICHANI
JORDAN KAWAI

Translation & Subtitles
RAJANI RATNAPARKHI
DAVE KAZALA

Media Managers & Assistant Editors
JORDAN KAWAI
NISHA PAHUJA
BLAKE MACFARLANE
MITCHELL ALLEN
MARIA KOMECH

Additional Editing
ROB RUZIC

Additional Camera
SHANTI BHUSHAN ROY
ISLAHUDDIN ASHRAF
SAUMYANANDA SAHI
RAKESH HARIDAS
SYED HUSAIN AKBAR
APAL SINGH
DURAID MUNAJIM
SRIKANTH KABOTHU

Additional Sound
OV SATHIYASEELAN
S KASTHURI
MOHANDAS VP
TAMILARASI NARASHIMAN
DHIMAN KARMAKAR

News Reporters
BHARTI DANG
GAURI RANI
AMIT ARORA

For the National Film Board of Canada

Studio Operations Manager
MARK WILSON

Production Supervisor
MARCUS MATYAS

Senior Production Coordinators
JESSICA JENNINGS
ANDREW MARTIN-SMITH

Production Coordinator
JENNIFER BERTLING

Technical Coordinator
KEVIN RILEY

Technical Assistant
Q’MAL LABAD-WORKMAN

Studio Administrators
PATRICIA BOURGEOIS
STEFANIE BRANTNER
LESLIE ANNE POYNTZ

Studio Coordinator
CARLY KASTNER

Marketing Managers
JESSICA GEDGE
ANDREA ELALOUF

Publicist
JENNIFER MAIR

Legal Counsel
PETER KALLIANIOTIS

Camera & Sound Equipment Rental (India)
ASHU SOLANKI
ACCORD EQUIPMENT
AAKAAR VISION
MOVING MEDIA
FILMING INDIA
DANTKATHAA MEDIA

Production Drivers
AFZAL HUSSAIN
ADITYA KUMAR
SHASHIKANT TIWARI
SANJAY LAMBA

Production Assistants
RAJANI RATNAPARKHI
MARIAM ZAIDI
NISHTHA SADWELKAR
DHAWALIKA SINGH
OMKAR DIVEKAR
CATHERINE ANNE MILLS
HAAD BAKSHI
PATRICE ROC

Additional Translation & Subtitles
MARIAM ZAIDI
LUMMA MAISHA HASAN
MEERA SHARMA
MEGHA SAXENA
OMKAR DIVEKAR
MANGESH NAIDU
ARMAAN JAWLI
SHIVA THORAT
AKANKSHA GUPTA
ANIL RATNAPARKHI
SUBUHI JIWANI
NISTHA SADWELKAR
JYOTSNA CHAUDHARY

Transcripts
LAUREL TOEWS

Legal
DANNY WEBBER
BARUCHA AND PARTNERS
SANKET GAIKWADE

Production Accountant
JONATHAN WONG

Production Bookkeeper
SAM SIMPSON

Production Insurance
FRONT ROW INSURANCE

PR
SHELTER PR

Sound Design and Mix
GRANT EDMONDS
DANIEL PELLERIN

Additional Re-Recording Mixer
LOU SOLAKOFSKI

Assistant Mixer
ELLA MELANSON

Facility
FORMOSA GROUP TORONTO

Dialogue Editors
PATIENCE BRADFORD
ELMA BELLO

Sound Effects Editor
ED DOUGLAS
DANIEL SAMAAN

Sound Effects Consultant
GINELLE ALVARO

Foley Artist
LESLIE ROTHWELL

DV Script
SARAH SAUNDERS

Musicians
Percussion: ED HANLEY, SANTOSH NAIDU, DEBASHISH SINHA
Flutes: ERNIE TOLLAR
Cello: GEORGE KOLLER
Keyboards, Guitars: JONATHAN GOLDSMITH
Vocals:  ED HANLEY, RANJIT

Score Recorded & Mixed by
JEFF WOLPERT
at Desert Fish Studios, Toronto

Music Editor
JORDAN KAWAI

Online Editors
KYLE CAMPBELL
RICHARD DOMAN
ANDREW MANDZUIK

Colourist
ANDREW MANDZUIK

Picture Operations
BRUCE REES

Urban Post Manager
LENA HAMADY
ASHLEY POUCHING

Development with the Assistance of
THE NFB/ CFC CREATIVE DOC LAB
Corus – Hot Docs Development Fund 
ONTARIO CREATES 

Fiscally Sponsored by
WMM  PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

and with the Support of
Inspirit Foundation

Produced with the Assistance of
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund 

with the Financial Contribution of
AC Films

Produced in Association with
Minor Realm

with the Generous Support of
DEBBIE MCLEOD for
GRANT ME THE WISDOM FOUNDATION

with the Generous Support of
ATUL GAWANDE & KATHLEEN H. HOBSON
ANDREW DRAGOUMIS
MADHU RAJU
MONA SINHA
ENA CHADHA
BEESHAM A. SEECHARAN

with the Generous Support of
MALA GAONKAR

and Generous Donations from
SOOKMEE ALMQUIST
ASIA2US, LLC
SARGON AUDISHO
JANE BROWN
DEVON L. DAVIDSON
LLOYD A. FRY FOUNDATION
LINDA HANESSIAN
CHRISTINE HOFFMAN
DEONE JACKMAN
PRANITA JAIN
JANET KROPIEWNICKI
LOTUS LANE LITERARY
JEAN LOPEZ
ROLAND MASCARENHAS
PEGGY ANNE MATHISEN
MARINA NANDAPURKAR
SUSAN NOEL
RAM RAJU
MOHANBIR SAWHNEY
AVANTI SINGH
JYOTHI SUNKARI
AMERI CHRISTY UCHIDA
RICHARD WAKE/WALKER
YANN WOOLLEY
ANU BAREJA
PAUL DRAGOUMIS

Impact Campaign Producer
GEETA SONDHI

Impact Campaign Strategist and Co-Creator
SOPHY SIVARAMAN

Impact Campaign Coordinator
MARIAM ZAIDI

Outreach and Impact Manager
ZAINAB SULTAN

Associate Producer and Strategic Partnerships Advisor
SHRUTHI REDDY
NITASHA KALRA

Social Media Manager
CARLA ROJAS

Impact Advisor
ANJALI KUMAR

Impact Campaign generously supported by
SHIVHANS PICTURES
THE RAMESH & KALPANA BHATIA FAMILY FOUNDATION
ENA CHADHA
THE NIRAJ BHATIA FOUNDATION
INDIASPORA
PRISM

with the Assistance of
THE CANADIAN FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT
Ontario Creates
Rogers Telefund

in Association with
TVO
Knowledge Network

with the Participation of
Telefilm Canada
and the Rogers Group of Funds
through the Theatrical Documentary Program

in Co-Production with The National Film Board of Canada
NFB.ca

© 2022 NOTICE PICTURES and the
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA



Media Relations

  • About Notice Pictures Inc.

    Notice Pictures Inc. is the formal union of the team that made the award-winning projects The World Before Her and Diamond Road.

    Filmmakers Nisha Pahuja and Cornelia Principe have worked together on and off for over 15 years and have forged a strong and fruitful working relationship.

    www.noticepicturesinc.com

  • About the NFB

    Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of distinctive, engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the world’s leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each other’s stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canada’s cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 6,500 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca. The NFB and its productions and co-productions have earned over 7,000 awards, including 11 Oscars and an Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.