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Oscar Movie: Bandit Queen |
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Bandit Queen is a film based upon the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. The movie was made in the year 1994. The movie depicts the life of Phoolan Devi that how she succumbs to the circumstances and became a dacoit. She was time and again exploited by one or the other person and eventually she herself takes to the gun and kills many upper caste men. |
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| This movie is considered to be one of the best movies. It got lot of attention and critical acclaim. The film was in the Cannes for three years before being released in India and was banned again. Eventually the ban was lifted and the film became a moderate box office success in India while internationally it had received a lot of awards and success already. |
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