It was not endorsed or approved by Phoolan in any way. Based on the life of Phoolan Devi, an influential figure in the struggle for womens rights in India, the film goes to.
This movie is not considered a definitive account of her life or a representation of the book (Phoolans diary).
She still faces possible trial on 48 criminal charges, including murder. Bandit Queen (64) 7.6 1 h 16+ Phoolan Devi, who belongs to a lower caste, faces sexual abuse and discrimination in society. She led a gang of thieves who often robbed upper-caste people and gave some of the money to lower-caste Indians.ĭevi surrendered to authorities in 1983 and spent 11 years in jail before being freed last year on bail. With Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghuvir Yadav. The film depicts Devi, a lower-caste woman, who was married at the age of 11 in rural northern India, abandoned by her husband, raped and kidnapped by bandits. ``So, how can she claim that her right to privacy has been vitiated by the film?″ Ashok Desai asked. The film, ``Bandit Queen,″ has already been screened at 15 international film festivals, including last year’s Cannes festival.Īn attorney for filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor told the court Thursday that a French book describing Devi’s life in graphic detail has sold 8 million copies, The Times of India newspaper reported.
NEW DELHI, India (AP) _ A filmmaker has asked a court not to ban his movie on Phoolan Devi _ India’s notorious ``Bandit Queen″ _ saying it does not violate her privacy because the events it portrays already were depicted in a best-selling book.ĭevi recently asked the New Delhi High Court to ban the film saying it presents a distorted picture of her life and violates her right to privacy. Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book Indias Bandit Queen: The True Story.