Many of the Indian movies have featured dacoits both from real lives and imagination.
Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen narrates the turn of events in Phoolan Devi's life which lead to her becoming the revered leader of a gang . ( Photo | Kaleidoscope Entertainment )
In Mehboob Khan's box office hit, Mother India , Sunil Dutt played the role of 'Bijru', Nargis’ aggressive and violent son who ends up as a dacoit and is killed by his mother. ( Photo | Mehboob Productions )
Raj Khosla's Mera Gaon Mera Desh featured Vinod Khanna as a menacing dacoit haunting Dharmendra's character. ( Photo | Khosla Enterprises )
Harmesh Malhotra's Sherni tells the tale of a simple village girl who chooses a criminal lifestyle to avenge the ruthless murder of her family. ( Photo | Pawan Kumar Productions )
One of the most popular Indian film of all time, 'Sholay' was inspired by a real-life dacoit, Gabbar Singh, who took the lives of at least 50 people. ( Photo | United Producers )
In Ganga Ki Saugandh, Amitabh Bachan plays the role a very naive young man, who becomes a dacoit to avenge the death of his mother. ( Photo | Hasan Productions)
