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Bawandar is a film directed by Jag Mundhra with Deepti Naval
Bawandar (2000)
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Add to a movie listBawandar (English title: The Sand Storm) is a 2000 Indian film, based on the true story of Bhanwari Devi, a rape victim from Rajasthan, India. The film depicts the personal trauma, public humiliation and legal injustice that Bhanwari Devi went through, while pursuing justice in the Indian courts.
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Bawandar is based on the true story of Bhanwari Devi's gang-rape case. The names of characters and places have been changed for legal reasons. For example, Bhanwari's character is called Sanwari, her husband Mohan's character is called Sohan, and their village is called Dhabri (Bhateri in real life).Actors
Deepti Naval
(Shobha Devi)
Nandita Das
(Saanvri)
Raghubir Yadav
(Sohan (Saanvri's husband))
Rahul Khanna
(Ravi)
Laila Rouass
(Amy)
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