Wounded (2007 film)

Wounded
Directed by	Krishna Mishra
Written by	Saloni Goel Aziz Burney
Produced by	Shree Hari Om Films
Cinematography	Aloke Dasgupta
Edited by	Kamal Saigal
Music by	Ajay Babla Mehta
Release date	9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	1.25 crore[1]

Wounded: The Bandit Queen is a 2007 Hindi language film that was directed by Krishna Mishra.[2][3] The film was first released on 9 March 2007. The film is based on the true story of Seema Parihar,[4] who plays herself in the film.[5]

Plot

Parihar was abducted at the age of 13 from her village and the film depicts her transformation into a bandit.

Cast

• Kanhaiya as Lalaram
• Seema Parihar as herself
• Sushama Das as Seema's Mother
• Kailash Bajpai as Seema's Father
• Anjali Pandey as young Seema Parihar
• Jitender Singh Naruka as Raghvendra

Production

Planning for Wounded began around 2002, when Tarun Kumar Bagchi, A.K. Joshi and Krishna Mishra were inspired to create a film based upon Seema Parihar's life. The three men lobbied for Parihar's release on bail, as they wanted her to play as herself in the movie.[6] They were successful and filming began in 2004, upon which point it received some media notice due to it being one of the first films where a former dacoit plays herself.[7][8] During filming Mishra and Parihar received threats of bodily harm from dacoit Nirbhaya Gujjar, who led the gang that Parihar formerly led,[9] as he believed that she was "defaming the lives of dacoits".[10] Several attacks were made upon the production.[11] Upon completion of filming, the censor board of India initially refused to clear Wounded as they had objections over slang words used in the movie.[12] The Bombay High Court later cleared the film without removing any of the language that the censor board wanted to remove.[13]

Reception

Turnout for Wounded was poor and reception was described as "lackluster" by the Hindustan Times.[14]

Awards

• Critics Award at the Leicester Expo Film Festival (2005, won)[15]

See also

• Seema Parihar
• Bandit Queen
• Phoolan Devi

References

1. "The making of a bandit". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 31 December 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
2. "Wounded' to be screened in UK Film Fest". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. Anustup Basu, Meheli Sen (2013). Figurations in Indian Film (essay: Sensate Outlaws by Bishnupriya Ghosh. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0230291799.
4. "Wounded yet roaring". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
5. "Seema Parihar has acted in film before Bigg Boss". Mid-Day. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
6. "Wounded, but raring to fight". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
7. "Dumped years back, wounded now". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
8. Ghosh, Bishnupriya (2011). Global Icons: Apertures to the Popular. Duke University Press Books. pp. 171, 190, 266. ISBN 978-0822350163.
9. "Gangsta girls rising". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
10. "Dacoits' dagger over reformed dacoit". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
11. "Producer gets death threat from dacoit". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
12. "Slang stalls bandit film". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
13. "HC quashes Censor snips on Wounded". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
14. "Seema Parihar: a woman of too many words". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
15. "From bandit queen to 'Meera Bai'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links

• Wounded at IMDb