Mumbai, Sep 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose biopic ‘Phoolan’ received a standing ovation at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, has said that the outlaw, on whom the film is based, was a “misunderstood legend”. For him, it was imperative to strip away the mythology and reveal the human underneath. He said that Phoolan Devi's story demands to be told with honesty, and without compromise. He was drawn to a very specific chapter of Phoolan's life, the formative years before the world knew her name, contrasted with the period where she was a misunderstood legend.

À l’occasion des Rendez-vous de la bd d’Amiens, j’ai échangé avec Claire Fauvel. La scénariste et dessinatrice française propose un univers très riche qui a bousculé mes lectures…