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Information
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 119 min.
- Director
- Shekhar Kapur
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Biography
- Rating *
- 7.5
- Votes *
- 3,049
- Checks
- 539
- Favs
- 28
- Dislikes
- 9
- Favs/checks
- 5.2% (1:19)
- Favs/dislikes
- 3:1
Top comments
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Torgo
Man, I'm used to some violent films but the amount of rape, abuse and brutality in this film was almost unbearable.
It's a strong film, mostly, dealing with defective and messed up structures of the shown society and bringing the exceptional biography of the bandit queen to life. Although you have to be aware; central parts of her story are said to be exaggerated or simply not true - Phoolan Devi herself tried to ban the film upon release. I recommend some reading afterwards.
Phew. Heavy. 3 years 5 months ago -
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This movie ranks #46 in Outlook India's Best Bollywood Films
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This movie ranks #81 in Tim Dirks's 100+ Most Controversial Films of All-Time
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This movie ranks #350 in Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide
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