You know what they say – fact is stranger than fiction. And this old adage is proved by some truly fine films made over the years and recently, which are based on real people and/or events. Perhaps real life does indeed tell us all the best stories – as Raazi, Stree, Aligarh, Airlift, Talwar and many other films demonstrate:
It is well known that this gritty, shocking, realistic film was based on the tumultuous life and times of Phoolan Devi, the dreaded bandit of Chambal. The film faithfully recounts the caste exploitation and abuse, custodial rape and other events that led to the young Phoolan turning to a life of crime. It is a sympathetic narrative of a life of unimaginable trauma which metamorphosed to the legend of Phoolan.
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