La Reine des bandits

Original title: Bandit Queen

1994
12
1h 59m

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The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Seema Biswas

Phoolan Devi

Nirmal Pandey

Vikram Mallah
(as Nirmal Panday)

Rajesh Vivek

Mustaquim

Raghubir Yadav

Madho
(as Raghuvir Yadav)

Anirudh Agarwal

Babu Gujjar

Aseem Bajaj

Poolan…

Manoj Bajpayee

Man Singh
(as Manoj Bajpai)

Pallavi Bharti

Little Girl

Kamia Bhatt

Rukhmani, Age 11

Puran Bhatt

Poolan…

Sunita Bhatt

Little Phoolan

Ashok Bulani

D.S.P

Mahesh Chandra

Chief Minister

Deepak Chibber

S.P. Bhind

Ranjit Chowdhry

Shiv Narain
(as Ranjit Chaudhry)

G.B. Dixit

Ala Singer

Sunil Gaekwad

Rattan Chand

Mandakini Goswami

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Trivia
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.

Quotes
Puttilal: [Tied to a pole and beaten with rifle-butt] Forgive me.
Phoolan Devi: Forgive you?
Phoolan Devi: Write this to the police.
Vikram Mallah: What?
Phoolan Devi: Any man that marries a little girl... I'll kill him.

Alternate versions
The film became banned due to its content. It was later re-released theatrically and the CBFC cut out about 2 minutes of profanity and shortened all rape scenes for an 'A' (adults) rating in 1995. 17 minutes was cut for a U/A rating for television.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Clueless/An Awfully Big Adventure/Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home/Living in Oblivion/Bandit Queen (1995)

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10/10

full of strong emotion

I saw this movie over 5 years ago and the subject still infuriates me, as it should. Her anger and initiative were inspiring. Not that I would takeover an army and kill people, but the scene at the well and at the rebel strong hold will never leave my mind. This is a great film but be prepared for the strong subject matter.