A few days ago, Variety India published an extensive interview with me about PHOOLAN. The interview was conducted by Purba Dutt, a journalist whose questions were thoughtful, challenging and, at times, uncomfortable. I liked that. I have little interest in conversations where the questions are designed to make the interviewee look good. Reading our exchange […] Read more
September 27, 2026
Phoolan Devi was born into poverty in rural India, married off at eleven, and survived ten days of gang rape at the hands of upper-caste men. She went on to become India’s most wanted fugitive, served eleven years in prison, and won a seat in Parliament — the first low-caste woman ever elected. Decades before […] Read more
March 6, 2026
Films like PHOOLAN are not meant to be easy to make. In many ways, every documentary begins to resemble the character of the person it portrays. That has certainly been true for us. Phoolan Devi was a Baghi — a rebel. Somewhere along the road of making this film, we became rebels too. Facing resistance. […] Read more