seema biswas played the lead role in famous film bandit queen.
seema biswas played the lead role in famous film bandit queen.
who played the lead role in famous film bandit queen?
seema biswas
bandit queen is a 1994 indian biographical film based on the life of phoolan devi as covered in the book "india's bandit queen: the true story of phoolan devi" by the indian author mala sen. it was directed by shekhar kapur and starred seema biswas as the title character. the music was composed by ustad nusrat fateh ali khan. the film won the national film award for best feature film in hindi, filmfare critics award for best movie and best direction for that year. the film was premiered in the directors' fortnight section of the 1994 cannes film festival, and was screened at the edinburgh film festival. the film was selected as the indian entry for the best foreign language film at the 67th academy awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
bandit queen
bullet::::- "devi: the bandit queen", by richard shears, isobelle gidley. published by allen & unwin, 1984. .









































bullet::::- "india's bandit queen: the true story of phoolan devi", by mala sen. published by harpercollins publishers, 1993. .









































bullet::::- "i, phoolan devi: the autobiography of india's bandit queen", by phoolan devi, marie-thérèse cuny, paul rambali. published by little, brown and co., 1996. .









































bullet::::- phoolan devi, with marie-therese cuny, and paul rambali, "the bandit queen of india: an indian woman's amazing journey from peasant to international legend", guilford, connecticut: the lyons press, 2006.
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