Film · Crime, Drama, Action, History

Bandit Queen (1994)

Revenge was her reply.

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.

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Writers

Mala Sen, Ranjit Kapoor

Country

India

Language

Hindi

Release date

January 26, 1994

Original title

बैंडिट क्वीन