''Phoolan Devi'' is a 1985 Bengali

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directed by Ashok Roy and produced by Rajeev Kaul. This movie was loosely based on the life of Indian bandit turned politician

Phoolan Devi Phoolan Devi (, 10 August 1963 25 July 2001), popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination. She was a woman of the Mallah subcaste who ...

. The film was released in

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under the name ''Kahani Phoolvati Ki''. Popular hero of the

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movies,

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played the role of main antagonist.

Plot

Young Phoolan is forced to marry Puttilal, an old man, by her parents. Puttilal's other wife tortures Phoolan. One day Phoolan meets with her close friend Meena who has turned into a bandit having suffered atrocities at the hands of the Thakur brothers. Bikram Mallah, a trusted hand of Thakurs protests such inhuman activities of them. Whilst those brothers attack on Phoolan, Bikram stops them and took charge of the Thakur's gang forcefully. Subsequently, he married Phoolan. Thakur brothers took revenge and killed Bikram and raped Phoolan. They tagged her mercilessly and few villagers gang raped her in all day long. Escaping from their hand Phoolan made her own gang and became ''Dakait'' (Decoit) leader. Thereafter she killed all the rapists one by one including two Thakur brothers.

Cast

Rita Bhaduri Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian film and television actress. she has also worked in Gujarati cinema. She is sometimes mistaken for Rita Bhaduri, sister of actress Jaya Bachchan and wife of actor Rajeev Verma. C ...

as Phoolan Devi *

Suresh Oberoi Suresh Oberoi (born 17 December 1946) is an Indian actor and politician who appeared in Hindi films. He is a recipient of the 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He started his career in radio shows, modelling and later moving ...

as Bikram Mallah *

as Bada Thakur *

Prema Narayan Prema Narayan (born 4 April 1955) is an Indian former actress, model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She has acted in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She was the Femina Miss India World 1971, and represented India at Miss World 1971. Early l ...

as Meena *

Goga Kapoor Ravinder Kapoor (15 December 1940 – 3 March 2011), popularly known as Goga Kapoor, was an Indian actor, who appeared mostly in Bollywood films. He has acted in over 120 films, majorly known for playing supporting roles of that of villain's h ...

as Meena's Husband / Police Informer * Asit Kumar Sen * Manik Dutt as Decoit * Tarun Ghosh

References

1985 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian action drama films 1980s Bengali-language films 1980s feminist films Indian films based on actual events Films based on real people Indian biographical drama films Indian crime drama films Indian feminist films Films about organised crime in India Films about rape in India Indian rape and revenge films Films about the caste system in India Films about women in India Cultural depictions of robbers Cultural depictions of Indian people Films about outlaws Indian films about revenge 1980s action drama films 1980s biographical drama films 1985 crime drama films

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2325905