Phoolan Devi (film)

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| name = Phoolan Devi

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| director = Ashok Roy

| producer = Rajeev Kaul

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| starring = Rita Bhaduri
Suresh Oberoi
Joy Mukherjee
Goga Kapoor
Prema Narayan

| music = Ravindra Jain

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| released = {{Film date|1985}}

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| country = India

| language = Bengali

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Phoolan Devi is a 1985 Bengali action movie directed by Ashok Roy{{Cite web|title=Phoolan Devi (1985) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/phoolan-devi-35391/cast-crew|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Cinestaan}} and produced by Rajeev Kaul.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gadEAgAAQBAJ&q=phoolan+devi+1985&pg=PA23|title=Figurations in Indian Film|last=Meheli Sen, Anustup Basu|date=21 October 2013|publisher=Springer |isbn=9781137349781|access-date=15 July 2017}} This movie was loosely based on the life of Indian bandit turned politician Phoolan Devi. The film was released in Hindi under the name Kahani Phoolvati Ki.{{Cite web|url=http://movies.sulekha.com/phoolan-devi-1985-hindi-movie|title=Phoolan Devi (1985)|website=movies.sulekha.com|access-date=15 July 2017}} Popular hero of the Bollywood movies, Joy Mukherjee played the role of main antagonist.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LO3ymSmVrlMC&q=phoolan+devi+1985&pg=PA209|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012|last=Harris M. Lentz III|date=19 April 2013|publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |isbn=9781476603858|access-date=15 July 2017}}