Overview
- Producer Bobby Bedi announced this week that he has commissioned a sequel to Shekhar Kapur’s 1994 film and has signed Honey Trehan to direct.
- Bedi and Trehan say the film will begin where the original ended and dramatize Phoolan Devi’s life after release from prison, including her marriage to Umed Singh and her years in Parliament.
- The creative team is still in the scripting and research stage and has not finalized casting or confirmed a release plan, though Bedi has described a working title as 'Bandit Queen, MP' in some interviews.
- Reports say the sequel will cover Devi’s 1983 surrender, roughly 11 years in custody linked to the Behmai case, her election victories, and her 2001 assassination as key story beats.
- The announcement revives debate about how to portray Phoolan Devi because the 1994 film was both acclaimed and controversial, and Trehan’s recent film faced a high-profile certification dispute that may shape expectations for approval and distribution.