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THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI – Review by Brandy McDonnell

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments biopics, Devika Bhise, Swati Bhise, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

It’s a compelling story, and Devika Bhise shows great promise in the lead role. But the script isn’t up to telling it in a worthy way, with its overdependence on flashbacks and its lack of character development. Although played by fine actors – Rupert Everett, Nathaniel Parker, Derek Jacobi, Ben Lamb and Jodhi May – the British characters are particularly one-note cardboard caricatures.

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THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI – Review by Carol Cling

November 15, 2019 Carol Cling 0 Comments Devika Bhise, Lakshmibai, Swati Bhise, warrior queen of jhansi

Eat your heart out, Gunga Din. You and all the other Indian characters of the Hollywood raj had to stand by while Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and Tyrone Power led the charge in such adventure tales as Gunga Din, Lives of a Bengal Lancer and King of the Khyber Rifles. But now, along comes The Warrior Queen of Jhansi to shift the focus from a British to an Indian perspective.