Genre: 1900-1999, Biopic, Drama, Hit | Cast: Aditya-Srivastava, Agesh-Markam, Seema-Biswas

Bandit Queen (1994)

Directed by Shekhar Kapur, a harrowing and disturbing study of the underbelly of India, Bandit Queen is a controversial movie based on the life of Phoolan Devi the India’s notorious woman dacoit (bandit), who channeled her rage at her rape and mistreatment into violent action.Subjected to considerable scrutiny and potentially flawed, BANDIT QUEEN is nonetheless an excellent film.Music lovers will be fascinated by the score, composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the renowned singer.

The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.During five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a legend (like a modern Robin Hood) by the Indian press.Although the press tended to make her the optimal hero with blue eyes, dark hair, being tall and beautiful she was in reality an average Indian which makes it hard for the movie to fulfill the expectations of the audience and tell the truth at the same time.Later in her life,She entered into the politics and was assassinated in 2001.