Bandit Queen (1994)
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.
Director:
Shekhar Kapur
Writer:
Mala Sen
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Seema Biswas as Phoolan Devi |
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Nirmal Pandey as Vikram Mallah |
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Rajesh Vivek as Mustaquim |
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Raghubir Yadav as Madho |
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Aditya Srivastava as Puttilal |
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Manoj Bajpayee as Man Singh |
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Ranjit Chowdhry as Shiv Narain |
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Harish Kumar as Tarika |
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Govind Namdeo as SriRam |
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Hemant Pandey as Ashokchand's Friend |
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Sitaram Panchal as Lalaram |
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Lakshmi as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Gajraj Rao as Ashokchand |
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Saurabh Shukla as Kailash |
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Anupam Shyam as Ganshyam |
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Anirudh Agarwal as Babu Gujjar |
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Aseem Bajaj as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Pallavi Bharti as Little Girl |
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Kamia Bhatt as Rukhmani, Age 11 |
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Puran Bhatt as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Sunita Bhatt as Little Phoolan |
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Ashok Bulani as D.S.P |
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Mahesh Chandra as Chief Minister |
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Deepak Chibber as S.P. Bhind |
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G.B. Dixit as Ala Singer |
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Sunil Gaekwad as Rattan Chand |
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Mandakini Goswami as Kailash's Wife |
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Guddi as Munni |
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Pawan Gupta as Vikram Gang Member |
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Pradeep Gupta as Vikram Gang Member |
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Yogesh Gupta as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Dhawal Gwaliori as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Nazim Hussain as Vikram Gang Member |
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Raj Kumar Kamie as Thakur Gang |
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Surendra Kora as Behmai Man |
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Sanjeev Kumar as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Khunni Lal Maina as Pundit |
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Agesh Markam as Mad Woman |
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Hemant Mishra as Policeman |
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Avinash Nemade as Doctor |
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Ram Charan Nirmalker as Devideen |
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Nazim Patel as Vikram Gang Member |
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Rakesh Raekwar as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Savitri Raekwar as Moola |
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Dilip Raghuvanshi as Commander Yadav |
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Basant Rawat as Poolan / Man Singh Gang |
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Ajai Rohilla as Behmai Man |
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Anil Kumar Sahu as Vikram Gang Member |
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Paritosh Sand as Devendra Singh |
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Ravi Sangde as Messenger |
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K.D. Segan as A.D.C |
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Jeetendra Shastri as Bharat |
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Gyan Shivpuri as Phool Singh |
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Vijay Shukla as Ashokchand's Friend |
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Chotelal Siraswal as Vikram Gang Member |
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Girish Solanki as Tarika's Partner |
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Deepak Soni as Miandad |
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Malabai Sonwani as Mother-in-law |
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Vinod Tiwari as Vikram Gang Member |
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Vibanshu Vaibhav as Vikram Gang Member |
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Uma Yaish as Rukhmani |
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Shekhar Kapur as Truck Driver |
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Ashok Sharma as Ashokchand Servant |
| Directing | Shekhar Kapur | Director |
| Writing | Mala Sen | Screenplay |
| Sound | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Playback Singer |
| Writing | Ranjit Kapoor | Dialogue |
| Writing | Mala Sen | Book |
| Production | Bobby Bedi | Producer |
| Production | Varsha Bedi | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Roger White | Music |
| Editing | Renu Saluja | Editor |
| Production | Tigmanshu Dhulia | Casting |
| Art | Eve Mavrakis | Production Design |
| Art | Ashok Bhagat | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dolly Ahluwalia | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Stephen Barker | Post-Production Manager |
| Directing | Mike Higgins | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alok Kapur | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sanjay Khanna | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rajiv Maikhuri | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Richard King | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dileep Subramaniam | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Robert Taylor | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Aseem Bajaj | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Mulchand Dedhia | Gaffer |
| Camera | Vinod Narayanan | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Giles Nuttgens | Additional Photography |
| Sound | M. Arshad | Music Director |
| Directing | Mike Higgins | Assistant Director |
| Art | Pauline Hume | Title Designer |
| Directing | Kannan Iyer | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ashok Mehta | Director of Photography |