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Bandit Queen is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Shekhar Kapur released in USA on 30 june 1995 with Seema Biswas
Bandit Queen (1995)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 30 june 1995
Length 1h59
Directed by Shekhar Kapur
OriginInde
Themes Feminist films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Musical films, Rape and revenge films, Political films, Bollywood, Auto-justice
Rating74%
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical film based on the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. It was produced by Bobby Bedi's Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The music was composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and Best Direction for that year. The film was premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, and was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
Bhind, 1968 Phoolan is married to a twenty-something fellow called Puttilal (Aditya Shrivastava). Though child marriages are customary during that time, Phoolan's mother Moola (Savitri Raekwar) objects to the timing of the match. Phoolan's aging father Devideen (Ram Charan Nirmalker) conforming to his culture, regrettably disagrees, and Phoolan is sent off with Puttilal.Actors
Seema Biswas
(- Phoolan Devi)
Nirmal Pandey
(Vikram Mallah)
Aditya Srivastava
(Puttilal)
Hemant Pandey
(Ashokchand's Friend)
Dolly Ahluwalia
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