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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 written, produced, and directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character.
Jun 30, 1995 · Recently viewed. 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.
Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination. She was a woman of the Mallah subcaste who grew up in poverty in a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh , where her family was on the losing side ...
Reviews. Bandit Queen. Roger Ebert July 14, 1995. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
Mar 1, 2024. Sep 21, 2023. Rated: 3/4 • Aug 19, 2021. This lauded Indian drama focuses on the life of Phoolan Devi (Seema Biswas), a revered criminal who eventually went on to become a politician....
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Aug 14, 2014 · NEW DELHI (AP) — The upper-caste killer of India’s “Bandit Queen” was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for gunning down the outlaw-turned-legislator who was idolized as a champion of the lower castes.
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.
