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The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations
Nirmal Pandey
- Vikram Mallah
- (as Nirmal Panday)
Raghubir Yadav
- Madho
- (as Raghuvir Yadav)
Manoj Bajpayee
- Man Singh
- (as Manoj Bajpai)
Ranjit Chowdhry
- Shiv Narain
- (as Ranjit Chaudhry)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis 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.
- Quotes
Puttilal: [Tied to a pole and beaten with rifle-butt] Forgive me.
Phoolan Devi: Forgive you?
Phoolan Devi: Write this to the police.
Vikram Mallah: What?
Phoolan Devi: Any man that marries a little girl... I'll kill him.
- Alternate versionsThe film became banned due to its content. It was later re-released theatrically and the CBFC cut out about 2 minutes of profanity and shortened all rape scenes for an 'A' (adults) rating in 1995. 17 minutes was cut for a U/A rating for television.
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Does anyone realise how controversial this film was?
It may interest people to know that this film was made without any recourse to Phoolan Devi herself and, when she did finally see parts of it, was so enraged that she announced that the film was not to be shown in India or she would cover herself in petrol and set fire to herself. I do not know whether it was shown at all or not, but given her standing at the time as a rising politician, I doubt it. Since then, I saw a report that she has been ousted from office and charged with further crimes from her Dacoit days, and has gone into hiding as a result.
Her own concerns aside, this is an excellent film, made all the more so by its refreshingly brutal approach; none of the rose-tinted melodrama one might expect from a typical indian film. It should be stressed that concerns about how feminist the film's messages really are and the like are essentially irrelevant: it's a true story. Her misgivings are, it seems, not with what is depicted but with the way in which the film depicts her.
Her own concerns aside, this is an excellent film, made all the more so by its refreshingly brutal approach; none of the rose-tinted melodrama one might expect from a typical indian film. It should be stressed that concerns about how feminist the film's messages really are and the like are essentially irrelevant: it's a true story. Her misgivings are, it seems, not with what is depicted but with the way in which the film depicts her.
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La reina de los bandidos
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $399,748
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,728
- Jul 2, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $399,748
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