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Bandit Queen

Bandit Queen

Revenge was her reply.

19946.61h 59m

Overview

Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.

Directed by Shekhar Kapur
Written by Mala Sen, Ranjit Kapoor
Produced by Bobby Bedi
Box Office0Revenue: $399

Top Cast

Seema Biswas

Seema Biswas

Phoolan Devi

Nirmal Pandey

Nirmal Pandey

Vikram Mallah

Rajesh Vivek

Rajesh Vivek

Mustaquim

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Madho

Aditya Srivastava

Aditya Srivastava

Puttilal

Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee

Man Singh

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Shiv Narain

Harish Kumar

Harish Kumar

Tarika

Govind Namdeo

Govind Namdeo

SriRam

Hemant Pandey

Hemant Pandey

Ashokchand's Friend

Themes & Keywords

guerrilla warfare1970sbiographypovertybanditmilitantsocial issues1960s

About Bandit Queen

Bandit Queen is a action, crime, drama, history film released in 1994 exploring themes of guerrilla warfare, 1970s, biography, poverty, bandit, militant. Directed by Shekhar Kapur, it stars Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek. Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.

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