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Bandit Queen
“Revenge was her reply.”
6.6 / 10• 1994• 1h 59m•NR• Hindi
ActionCrimeDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Seema Biswas
Phoolan Devi
Lead
Nirmal Pandey
Vikram Mallah
Rajesh Vivek
Mustaquim
Raghubir Yadav
Madho
Aditya Srivastava
Puttilal
Manoj Bajpayee
Man Singh
Ranjit Chowdhry
Shiv Narain
Harish Kumar
Tarika
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shekhar Kapur's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bandit Queen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
