2013, Payeng was recognized by the India Forest Management Institute, and in the same year, the documentary director Will McMaster from Canada was deeply moved by the deeds of Payeng, prepared funds on the Kickstarter platform in the United States and finally made the story of Payeng. The documentary "Forest Man" enables more people in the world to know that the power of one person can affect the ecological environment of the earth.
even now, Payeng has not changed the heart that decided to plant. He still lives in his own forest, manages everything in the forest every day, and dreams to open more land. The latest plan is to plant a 150 hectare forest in the nearby barren land.