Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian film based on the life of Phoolan Devi, a former bandit and politician who fought against caste discrimination and violence. The film won several awards and was nominated for an Oscar, but also faced controversy and censorship. Bandit Queen has been making headlines recently after some controversial remarks made by the film's director Shekhar Kapur. Know what he said and also read more about the film here. Phoolan Devi, widely known as the Bandit Queen would have turned 52 this day, had she been alive. Let us have a look at the 10 things about this brave dacoit and politician. 10. Legend was born The legendary Phoolan Devi's journey started on August 10th 1963, in Gorha Ka Purwa, Uttar Pradesh, a ... Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.
