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Bandit Queen(1994)
Hindi102 mins
Bandit Queen (1994) is a 102-minute Hindi film directed by Shekhar Kapur. Starring Hemant Pandey, Ashok Mehta and Raghubir Yadav. With an audience rating of 6.0/10, Bandit Queen stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1994.
Director:Shekhar Kapur
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- Shekhar Kapur
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.0/10
Storyline
A lower-caste girl in rural India is forced into marriage at age 11 and suffers brutal abuse. She eventually escapes and becomes a famous outlaw, taking revenge on her oppressors while fighting for the poor. Her story is a powerful critique of the society that shaped her.
“A woman forged by brutality becomes a legend of vengeance.”
Film Details
6.0Rating
102Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date1 January 1994
Release Typetheatrical
Original Titleबैंडिट क्वीन
Also Known AsPhoolan Devi · Bandit Queen · La reina de los bandidos · 强盗皇后
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
revengesurvivalcorruptionjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence5
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6/10Rating
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Trivia
- The real Phoolan Devi initially opposed the film and tried to stop its release.
- Seema Biswas, who played Phoolan Devi, was a stage actress and this was her first major film role.
- Director Shekhar Kapur was sued for obscenity because of the film's graphic scenes.
- Much of the dialogue was in the Bundelkhandi dialect, not standard Hindi.
- The film was banned in India for several months before its release.
- It was shot in chronological order to help the actors grow into their roles.
- The film's script was based on a banned biography of Phoolan Devi.


