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Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical action-adventure film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi by the Indian author Mala Sen.
Jun 30, 1995 · Bandit Queen: Directed by Shekhar Kapur. With Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav. The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Jul 14, 1995 · There was a time in the early 1980s when Phoolan Devi, who led a gang of bandits in the desolate ravines of northern India, was as famous as a movie star. Little girls played with their Devi Dolls, and the media tracked her every move.
Jun 30, 1995 · Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen.
The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994. For five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a legend (like a modern Robin Hood) by the Indian press.
Bandit Queen. Released Jun 30, 1995 2h 1m Drama Crime Biography List. 97% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 83% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. This lauded Indian drama focuses on the life of Phoolan Devi...
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Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi, who belongs to a lower caste, faces sexual abuse and discrimination in society. A turn of events leads to her becoming the revered leader of a gang.
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit...
Shekhar Kapur's film tells the true story of the Bandit Queen. Sold into marriage aged 11, she is flailed, beaten, humiliated and repeatedly raped. Phoolan rejects her expected role as doormat to both husband and upper caste, and instead wreaks bloody revenge against those responsible for the brutality of her past.
Bandit Queen. DRAMA. Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen.
