Bandit Queen (1994)

Director:

Shekhar Kapur

Writers:

Ranjit Kapoor (dialogue)
Mala Sen (book)

Release Date:

30 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

She was the most feared outlaw in India. If the story wasn't true you wouldn't believe it...

Plot:

The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994...

Plot Keywords:

Bandit | Sexism | Female Gangleader | Violence | South Asian

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Seema Biswas	...	Phoolan Devi
Aditya Srivastava	...	Puttilal
Agesh Markam	...	Mad Woman
Ajai Rohilla	...	Behmai Man
Anirudh Agarwal	...	Babu Gujjar
Anil Sahu	...	Vikram Gang Member
Anupam Shyam	...	Ganshyam
Aseem Bajaj	...	Poolan / Man Singh Gang
Ashok Bulani	...	D.S.P
Ashok Sharma	...	Ashokchand Servant
Avinash Nemade	...	Doctor
Basant Rawat	...	Poolan / Man Singh Gang
Chotelal Siraswal	...	Vikram Gang Member
Deepak Chibber	...	S.P. Bhind
Deepak Soni	...	Miandad

Also Known As:

Phoolan Devi (India: Hindi title)
A Raínha dos Bandidos (Portugal) [pt]
Kraljica razbojnikov (Slovenia) [sl]
La reina de los bandidos (Spain) [es]
La reine des bandits (France) [fr]

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

India | UK

Language:

Hindi | Assamese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | India:A | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | India:(Banned) (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Iceland:16

Company:

Channel Four Films

Trivia:

This was banned by the Indian authorities due to its graphic scenes of sex and violence. It also incurred the wrath of its own subject, Phoolan Devi, who objected to the fact that she hadn't been invited to see the film. Devi claimed it was riddled with inaccuracies.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hera Pheri (2000)

Excellent

This is an excellent movie. Phoolan had no role model's to base her actions on, yet was able to bring about very necessary change to a land that was living in darkness when it comes to female treatment. I like the fact that it was a real story rather than made up, it added to the horror of the story, & the triumph.