Bandit Queen

Name: Bandit Queen
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Released: 1994

The uncompromising true story of Phoolan Devi — a low-caste girl who, after enduring unimaginable violence, became the most feared dacoit in the Chambal ravines and eventually a Member of Parliament. Director Shekhar Kapur's film is scored by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Director: Shekhar Kapur
Writer: Mala Sen · Ranjit Kapoor (dialogue)
Cast: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajesh Vivek, Govind Namdev, Saurabh Shukla, Raghuvir Yadav
Producer: Bobby Bedi
Cinematography: Ashok Mehta
Editing: Renu Saluja
Music: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Awards & festival selections

- 1994 — Directors' Fortnight — Official Selection
- 1994 — Official Selection
- 1994 — Official Selection
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
- 1995 — India's official submission — Best Foreign Language Film
- 1995 — Official Selection
- 1995 — Critics Award — Best Film
- 1997 — Best Director — Shekhar Kapur
- 1997 — Best Cinematography — Ashok Mehta
- 1997 — Nominated Best Actress — Seema Biswas
- 1996 — Best Feature Film in Hindi
- 1996 — Best Actress — Seema Biswas
- 1996 — Best Costume Design — Dolly Ahluwalia