Bandit Queen ( Phoolan Devi )

Bandit Queen (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Phoolan Devi
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Hindi ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
115 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
India ( India, Eastern Asia )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Shekhar Kapur

Written By:
Shekhar Kapur
Ranjit Kapoor
Mala Sen

Actors:
Seema Biswas ..... Phoolan Devi
Aditya Srivastava ..... Puttilal
Agesh Markam ..... Mad Woman
Ajai Rohilla ..... Behmai Man
Anirudh Agarwal ..... Babu Gujjar
Anil Sahu ..... Vikram Gang Member
Anupam Shyam ..... Ganshyam
Aseem Bajaj ..... Poolan/Man Singh Gang
Ashok Bulani ..... D.S.P
Ashok Sharma ..... Ashokchand Servant
Avinash Nemade ..... Doctor
Basant Rawat ..... Poolan/Man Singh Gang
Chotelal Siraswal ..... Vikram Gang Member
Deepak Chibber ..... S.P. Bhind
Deepak Soni ..... Miandad

Synopsis:

Bandit Queen, based on the true story of legendary female warrior Phoolan Devi, is a confrontational epic that paints a far different picture of India from other arthouse productions. Devi (Seema Biswas) is married at age 11, abandoned by her husband when she resists his advances, and turned into a social outcast who, at one point, is gang-raped by the upper-caste men of one village. She later gets her revenge by organizing a massacre that leaves 20 villagers dead. Devi ultimately leads a band of latter-day Robin Hoods on bold raids against landowners in Central India during the late '70s and early '80s, often taking their spoils and redistributing them to poor tenant farmers. By the time she is arrested in 1983, Devi has become a folk hero, especially to the women who live in rural India's brutally patriarchal society. A full-fledged commercial production, handsomely produced and directed by talented Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (who emerged from the country's vaunted 'Bollywood' system), Bandit Queen painfully exposes a controversial aspect of Indian culture, while providing a triumphant portrait of female empowerment.

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.

She was the most feared outlaw in India. If the story wasn't true you wouldn't believe it...

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 06 March, 2008.

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