The real life dacoit Shakuntala Devi is all set to act in a full fledged movie based on her life. The makers have released the first look of the movie and it is quite gripping. The film revolves around the dacoit from Bihar and how she faced jail terms for murders and other crimes. The film was unveiled at the 40th American Film Market by director Hyder Kazmi along with co-producer Liaquat Gola and also with Irina Ratcu of Alien Films, Romania.

 

The real dacoit Shakuntala Devi will be playing herself while the antagonist will be played by Abhimanyu Singh. The movie also has actors like Ratanlal, Omkar Das Manikpuri, Lalitesh Jha, Muzammil Qureshi and Hyder Kazmi in prominent roles. The film will premier at Cannes Film Festival next year.