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- The film details the hardships that Phoolan faced in her youth as a female member of a lower caste. Subject to sexual abuse at the hands of numerous men, Phoolan isn't treated with respect until she falls in with a gang led by Vikram Mallah (Nirmal Pandey). Later, Phoolan forms her own gang and gains a remarkable level of notoriety across India.
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Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical action-adventure film [3] 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. [4] It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character.
“Bandit Queen,” a hard and bitter film, tells her story, which continues even today; recently released from prison, she has sued to prevent the release of the film, which has also been banned by the Indian censors.
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.
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- Action, Biography, Crime
- Shekhar Kapur
- 1995-06-30
- Who Was The Bandit Queen?
- Ideological and Legal Issues
- Depiction of The “Third World Subaltern Woman”
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The film Bandit Queen came out in the year 1994. Directed by Shekhar Kapur, the film is based on the life of Phoolan Devi, a lower class and lower caste dacoit who was known to raid villages with her gang and redistributed wealth from the rich, upper class landlords to the poor villagers. Bandit Queen gained a lot of recognition, nationally and int...
The makers claimed that the film is based on a biography “I, Phoolan Devi” written by the London-based Indian journalist Mala Sen, who befriended Devi during her 11 years in prison. It showed harrowing scenes of gang rape and violence by the upper-caste men, something Devi had a major issue with. She claimed that the film was riddled with mistakes....
Even though Bandit Queengot a lot of critical acclaim and a clean chit from the supreme court, it produced narratives of hegemony when it came to representing the third world subaltern woman. The idea of a “heroic” village woman in the film, her helplessness and victimization is portrayed in a way to please and sell to the “first world” eye. Works ...
This lauded Indian drama focuses on the life of Phoolan Devi (Seema Biswas), a revered criminal who eventually went on to become a politician. The film details the hardships that Phoolan...
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- Seema Biswas
- Shekhar Kapur
- Drama, Crime, Biography
Jun 30, 1995 · Overview. 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.
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Bollywood biographical film, based on the life of Phoolan Devi. The movie starred Seema Biswas as the title character.
