Bandit Queen
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Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical crime drama film that portrays the life of infamous bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bandit Queen canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13517555 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bandit Queen Context triple: [Shekhar Kapur, notableWork, Bandit Queen]
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A.
The Bandit
"The Bandit" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon from their album "When You See Yourself."
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B.
The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit is a 1951 swashbuckling adventure film starring Patricia Medina and Louis Hayward, loosely inspired by the legend of the highwayman Dick Turpin.
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C.
Mob Queen
Mob Queen is a 1998 independent crime-comedy film set in 1950s Brooklyn that follows a low-level mobster whose fortunes change when he becomes involved with a charismatic transgender woman.
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D.
Gypsy Queen
"Gypsy Queen" is a song by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó, best known to many listeners as the instrumental section incorporated into Santana’s hit version of "Black Magic Woman."
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E.
The Notorious Lady
The Notorious Lady is a 1927 silent drama film in which American actress Ann Rork Getty (then Ann Rork) played one of her early notable screen roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bandit Queen Target entity description: Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical crime drama film that portrays the life of infamous bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi.
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A.
The Bandit
"The Bandit" is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon from their album "When You See Yourself."
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B.
The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit is a 1951 swashbuckling adventure film starring Patricia Medina and Louis Hayward, loosely inspired by the legend of the highwayman Dick Turpin.
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C.
Mob Queen
Mob Queen is a 1998 independent crime-comedy film set in 1950s Brooklyn that follows a low-level mobster whose fortunes change when he becomes involved with a charismatic transgender woman.
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D.
Gypsy Queen
"Gypsy Queen" is a song by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó, best known to many listeners as the instrumental section incorporated into Santana’s hit version of "Black Magic Woman."
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E.
The Notorious Lady
The Notorious Lady is a 1927 silent drama film in which American actress Ann Rork Getty (then Ann Rork) played one of her early notable screen roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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biographical film ⓘ crime drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Best Actress Award
NERFINISHED
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Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
India Today article "The Phoolan Devi Story"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
life of Phoolan Devi ⓘ |
| certificate | A (India) ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ashok Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Shekhar Kapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Channel 4 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Arun Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
revenge
ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Phoolan Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer |
Roger White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of sexual violence
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portrayal of caste and gender oppression in rural India ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| portrays | Phoolan Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bobby Bedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Kaleidoscope Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-02-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 119 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Mala Sen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranjit Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Shekhar Kapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionScreenedAtFestival | Directors' Fortnight at Cannes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Chambal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| stars |
Manoj Bajpayee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nirmal Pandey NERFINISHED ⓘ Raghuvir Yadav NERFINISHED ⓘ Saurabh Shukla NERFINISHED ⓘ Seema Biswas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
censorship controversies in India
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lawsuit by Phoolan Devi ⓘ |
| title | Bandit Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bandit Queen Description of subject: Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical crime drama film that portrays the life of infamous bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.