Neena Gupta was rejected for Phoolan Devi's role in Bandit Queen for being 'too good-looking': 'They wanted it a little dark'

Directed by Shekhar Kapur and headlined by Seema Biswas, Bandit Queen went on to become one of Indian cinema's most powerful biographical films. Neena Gupta said she was "too fair" to play Phool Devi, and also acknowledged that the final casting choice was "fa