“This responsibility has been entrusted to Rukmani Nishad with the hope that it will infuse new energy and enthusiasm among ...

Filmmaker Richie Mehta initially hesitated to direct a film on Phoolan Devi, the notorious dacoit-turned-politician. However, he later embraced the project after years of persuasion by producers. The ...

Lisa Ray, co-star of Amazon Prime's 'Four More Shots Please' series, is lending her voice to 'Phoolan,' an upcoming live-action and animated documentary about Phoolan Devi, India's true-life bandit ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — The upper-caste killer of India’s “Bandit Queen” was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for gunning down the outlaw-turned-legislator who was idolized as a champion of the lower ...

Phoolan is all of us: In Memory of Phoolan Devi is one woman show conceived as a homage to Phoolan Devi. Phoolan Devi was an Indian woman of low caste, who was a bandit, a member of Parliament, and a ...

An Indian film based on the life of the legendary Phoolan Devi, which contains graphic depiction of violence and rape against low-caste women in rural areas, was banned last week by the censor board.

Few movie experiences give you the exhilaration and smack of a good action epic, and that’s what the new Indian film “Bandit Queen” delivers. Supposedly based on a real-life story–the experiences of a ...

India’s notorious Bandit Queen – who once lived by the gun – died by the gun last Wednesday, ending a remarkable life that transformed her from bloodthirsty killer to a passionate politician. Phoolan ...

“Whether or not it is the Truth is no longer relevant. The point is that it will, (if it hasn’t already) - become the Truth. Phoolan Devi, the woman has ceased to be important. (Yes of course she ...

Bhopal, Jan. 4: The star police officer who tamed Phoolan Devi may have found his nemesis in another woman: his own wife. Former Madhya Pradesh police chief Rajendra Chaturvedi, the man behind the ...

Known as a feared dacoit who later entered politics, Phoolan Devi’s story remains one of the most complex and talked-about in India.

Phoolan Devi's story starts in Sheikhpur Guda, where experienced fact, myth, and memory converge, rather than in folklore. In an effort to demonstrate respect, the ghoongat is raised off her statue.