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Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal (2024)

Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal poster
Original title
দেবী চৌধুরানী
Directed by
Subhrajit Mitra
Genre
historical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
U/A 16+
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman becomes a bandit queen leading a rebellion in 18th century Bengal. The film follows her fight against injustice and colonial rule.

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What happens

Devi Chowdhurani is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language epic period action-adventure film directed by Subhrajit Mitra. Based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel of Devi Chaudhurani, the film is produced by Aniruddha Dasgupta and Aparna Dasgupta under the banner of ADited Motion Pictures (USA) and co-produced by Hassan Choudhury under the banner of HC Films Limited (UK). Devi Chaudhurani stars Srabanti Chatterjee in the titular role, alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Alexx O'Nell, Arjun Chakrabarty, Bibriti Chatterjee, Kinjal Nanda, Darshana Banik, Carl Harte, and Dr. Priyadarshini G. Roy in other pivotal roles. Principal photography commenced in January 2024, with filming taking place in Kolkata and Purulia, West Bengal. After being delayed multiple times, the film was released in the theatres on 26 September 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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