Who played the female role in film Bandit Queen?
Who played the female role in film Bandit Queen?
Seema Biswas
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book India’s Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi by the Indian author Mala Sen. It was written,produced & directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character.
When did Queen movie Phoolan Devi?
1994
Bandit Queen is an Indian biographical movie based on the life of Phoolan Devi and released in 1994. It is based on the book India’s Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi by the Indian author Mala Sen. Directed by Shekhar Kapur, the movie features Seema Biswas in the lead role.
Why Phoolan Devi is known as Bandit Queen?
Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as “Bandit Queen”, was an Indian female rights activist, bandit and politician from the Samajwadi Party who later served as Member of Parliament. As many as twenty-two men belonging to that village were shot dead by Devi’s gang.
Where was Bandit Queen shot?
Indian police have said that former ‘Bandit Queen’ Ms Phoolan Devi was shot dead in New Delhi today. Aaj Tak television said Ms Devi (37) was shot by unidentified gunmen and was taken to the capital’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.
Who is the husband of Phoolan Devi?
Umed Singhm.?–2001
Phoolan Devi/Husband
Was Bandit Queen hit or flop?
Hit
| First Week: | 2,39,00,000 |
|---|---|
| Budget: | 3,25,00,000 |
| India Gross: | 20,67,00,000 |
| Overseas Gross: | $— |
| Worldwide Gross: | 20,67,00,000 |
Who is husband of Phoolan Devi?
What is the story of Bandit Queen?
This lauded Indian drama focuses on the life of Phoolan Devi (Seema Biswas), a revered criminal who eventually went on to become a politician. The film details the hardships that Phoolan faced in her youth as a female member of a lower caste. Subject to sexual abuse at the hands of numerous men, Phoolan isn’t treated with respect until she falls in with a gang led by Vikram Mallah (Nirmal Pandey). Later, Phoolan forms her own gang and gains a remarkable level of notoriety across India.
Bandit Queen/Film synopsis
Who was called the father of Indian cinema?
Dadasaheb Phalke
Dadasaheb Phalke, byname of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, (born April 30, 1870, Trimbak, British India [now in Maharashtra, India]—died February 16, 1944, Nashik, Maharashtra), motion picture director who is considered the father of the Indian cinema.
Who is known as Bandit Queen?
Phoolan Devi. Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as “Bandit Queen”, was an Indian bandit and later a Member of Parliament.
Who was Devi Devi?
Devi became a mythical national figure in her own lifetime (she had just been released from an 11-year prison term when the movie came out, and was murdered in 2001), hailed as “The Bandit Queen” or “Queen of the Ravines”.
Why was the movie Khatron Ke Khiladi banned?
This 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.
Why did Phoolan join a gang of bandits?
Having developed major differences with her parents and being raped multiple times by her husband, the teenage Phoolan sought escape by running away and joining a gang of bandits. She was the only woman in that gang, and her relationship with one gang member, coupled with caste difference, caused a gunfight between gang members.
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