Bandit Queen plot
"Revenge was her reply."
Phoolan Devi grows up as the child of an Indian family from the lowest caste and is often a victim of discrimination and humiliation. Her life takes a horrific turn when she is married off to an adult man at the age of eleven. At a certain point, Phoolan refuses to accept the horrors she has to endure and flees. She joins a group of bandits who give her a sense of self. However, the gang incurs the hatred of those in power who do everything in their power to finally silence the Phoolan, who has become a folk hero, and the other gang members.