Bandit Queen 1994  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Manjoj Bajpai, Rajesh Vivek, Raghuvir Yadav, Govind Namdeo
Based on a true story, the plot revolves around Phoolan Devi (Seema Biswas) who suffered because of her second-class standing as a young woman in India. As a result, she became a rebel and, subsequently, a heroine to other women until her arrest in 1983.
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Water 2005  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Sarala, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Manorama, Raghuvir Yadav, Vidula Javalgekar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Vinay Pathak, Rishma Malik
This final installment of Deepa Mehta's trilogy follows "Fire" and "Earth." The subject is the forced exile under Hindu law of widows who must serve penitence for their husband's sins. Set in 1938, the story revolves around the trials, tribulations, and eventual rise from victimization of Chuyla (Sarala) who, as an eight-year-old widow, is separated from her family and is sent to live in an ashram (women's home) following the death of her husband. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Foreign Film. 1 User Review
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| 1. Bandit Queen (1994)
2. Water (2005)
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