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Prime Video responds to Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen editing allegations

After applauding the Netflix miniseries Adolescence on X, Shekhar Kapur expressed his disappointment over the editing of his 1994 film Bandit Queen.

Based on the real-life bandit Phoolan Devi, Shekhar Kapur’s 1994 film showed the grim life of Chambal dacoits.
Published on Mar 24, 2025 03:10 PM IST

Shekhar Kapur claims streamer edited 'Bandit Queen' beyond recognition, without permission

Shekhar Kapur claims streamer edited 'Bandit Queen' beyond recognition, without permission

Shekhar Kapur claims streamer edited 'Bandit Queen' beyond recognition, without permission
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 08:34 PM IST
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Shekhar Kapur slams OTT platform for editing Bandit Queen without permission

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur opened up about it when he took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to applaud the Netflix miniseries Adolescence.

Based on the real life bandit Phoolan Devi, Shekhar Kapur’s 1994 film showed the grim life of Chambal dacoits.
Published on Mar 18, 2025 05:15 PM IST

Shekhar Kapur: Earlier, the idea of sexuality meant seducing the girl, but now you’d be caught in MeToo movement

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur believes that the #MeToo movement has brought positive change to the world of cinema, eliminating the idea of seduction as a love language and emphasizing the importance of consent. Kapur feels that the movement has had a lasting impact on the industry, improving the treatment of women and making it a more welcoming place for child actors. He has always tried to portray strong female characters in his projects, such as Bandit Queen and Mr. India.

Shekhar Kapur recently returned to the world of cinema with his Hollywood project, What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 01:28 AM IST
BySugandha Rawal

Phoolan Devi 21st death anniversary: Akhilesh Yadav pays respects with old photo

Called Bandit Queen, Phoolan Devi endured a life of poverty, injustice, abuse from her child marriage before stepping into the world of crime.

A widely popular picture of Phoolan Devi tweeted by SP leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 03:09 PM IST
By | Written by Nisha Anand | Edited by

Top 5 entertainment news: Rhea Chakraborty granted bail, Swara Bhasker-Kangana Ranaut reignite Twitter war

Top entertainment news: From Rhea Chakraborty finally getting bail after spending close to a month in the Byculla jail to Swara Bhasker and Kangana Ranaut locking horns once again on Twitter, here are the biggest news updates from entertainment world.

Rhea Chakraborty finally arrived back home after almost a month.
Updated on Oct 07, 2020 10:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Gajraj Rao turns director for Sucheeta Trivedi’s Indiawaali Maa promo

Sucheeta Trivedi talks about her upcoming show Indiawaali Maa and how she shot the promo with Gajraj Rao helming it through video calls.

Gajraj Rao turned director for the promo of a TV show.
Updated on Aug 21, 2020 04:30 PM IST

Phoolan Devi’s sister Rukamani Devi Nishad joins Samajwadi Party

Rukamani Devi Nishad left a little-known party called Pragatisheel Manav Party to join the Samajwadi Party while party hopper and four-time MP Ramakant Yadav returned to the SP.

Rukamani Devi Nishad joining the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow on Sunday.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 06:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

Anurag Kashyap calls Shekhar Kapur a ‘superior filmmaker’ after Masoom backlash: ‘His current tweets don’t change that’

Anurag Kashyap has offered support to filmmaker Shekhar Kapur after he got some backlash from fans who said his film Masoom was a remake of a Hollywood film.

Anurag Kashyap has defended Shekhar Kapur and his film Masoom.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 07:42 PM IST
Asian News International | By

Padmaavat, Sanju, Manmarziyaan: Film controversies that shook Bollywood in 2018

Legal battles, bans, threats, objections on scenes and so on... several films in 2018 got mired in controversies one after the other. Here’s a quick recap

Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in a still from filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat.
Updated on Dec 31, 2018 04:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Bundelkhand’s first bandit queen goes for gun-upmanship

About 35 years after bandit queen Phoolan Devi ceased to call the shots in the Chambal ravines, another woman dacoit chieftain has emerged, the first one to do so in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region divided between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Sadhna Patel, who is in her early 30s and belongs to Madhya Pradesh, has formed an independent gang in the region’s Patha area, notorious for male dacoits.(Representative image)
Published on Sep 27, 2018 12:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kanpur | ByHaidar Naqvi, Kanpur

Bollywood’s dacoit dramas: No Gabbars anymore, but the genre could roar again

The bandits of Bollywood need a 21st century makeover to remain relevant. Stars like Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, and Randeep Hooda might be able to lead a reinvention of the genre.

Sushant Singh Rajput stars in Son Chiriya, whose plot revolves around the familiar gun-toting figure of the dacoit.
Updated on May 05, 2018 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByMonika Rawal Kukreja, New Delhi
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