Bandit Queen

Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian film based upon the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. It was produced by Bobby Bedi's Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The music was composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The film is a biography about India's famous bandit queen, Phoolan Devi, who led her gang with courage, generosity, humility and shrewdness. As a victim of rape, sexual abuse and humiliation, Phoolan along with her gang exacts revenge from the entire Thakur clan of Behmai. They round up the men and beat them up. Many of the men are finally shot. This act of vengeance brings her to the attention of the national law enforcement authorities and launches a massive manhunt for Phoolan.