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{{short description|2019 Hollywood epic drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Warrior Queen of Jhansi.
| image = The Warrior Queen of Jhansi.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Swati Bhise]]
| producer = Swati Bhise Charles Salmon
| writer = Swati Bhise Devika Bhise
| starring = [[Devika Bhise]] [[Rupert Everett]] [[Derek Jacobi]]
| music = [[Tuomas Kantelinen]]
| cinematography = Seamus Deasy
| editing = Oral Norrie Ottay
| studio =
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]] [[Roadside Attractions]] (United States)
| released = {{film date|2019|03|10|Vancouver|2019|11|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $174,102<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl738952705/?ref_=bo_da_table_176|title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=24 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Warrior-Queen-of-Jhansi-The-(UK)#tab=summary|title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|accessdate=24 November 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''''The Warrior Queen of Jhansi''''' is a 2019 British [[period drama]] film on the 1857 [[Indian Rebellion]] against the [[British East India Company]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/rupert-everett-derek-jacobi-swords-and-sceptres-1202607669/|title=Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi Join Swati Bhise's 'Swords and Scepters'|first=Stewart|last=Clarke|date=6 November 2017|publisher=|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> The film was co-written, produced and directed by [[Swati Bhise]], with Charles Salmon as co-producer. The film was originally titled ''Swords and Sceptres: The Rani of Jhansi''.<ref name="pandolin.com">{{cite news|last1=Ahuja|first1=Rahul|title=Swati Bhise's Swords and Sceptres wraps up principal photography|url=https://pandolin.com/swati-bhises-swords-and-sceptres-wraps-up-principal-photography/|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=pandolin.com|date=11 January 2022}}</ref> [[Devika Bhise]], who also co-wrote the script, plays the lead role of [[Rani Lakshmibai]]. In November 2017, [[Rupert Everett]] and [[Derek Jacobi]] joined the cast.<ref name="variety"/> [[Principal photography]] was completed in December 2017.<ref name="pandolin.com"/>

==Synopsis==
The film is a historical story of the [[Rani of Jhansi]], a feminist icon in India and a fearless freedom fighter. She earned a reputation as the [[Joan of Arc]] of the East when in 1857 India, as a 24-year old general, she led her people into battle against the [[British Empire]]. Her insurrection shifted the balance of power in the region and set in motion the demise of the [[East India Company|British East India Company]] and the beginning of the resistance against the ensuing [[British Raj]] under [[Queen Victoria]].<ref name="firstshowing" />

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Devika Bhise]] as [[Rani Laxmibai|Rani Lakshmi Bai]]
* [[Rupert Everett]] as [[General Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]]
*[[Ben Lamb (actor)|Ben Lamb]] as Major Robert Ellis
* [[Derek Jacobi]] as Lord Palmerston
* [[Jodhi May]] as Queen Victoria
* [[Nathaniel Parker]] as Sir Robert Hamilton
* [[Glenn Webster]] as Lord
* [[Terry Bamber]] as British Medical Officer
* [[Milind Gunaji]] as [[Gangadhar Rao]]
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Moropant
* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Gaus Khan
* [[Auroshikha Dey]] as [[Jhalkaribai|Jhalkari Bai]]
*Mangap Sanap as Sundar
* [[Siyaa Patil]] as Mundar
* [[R. Bhakti Klein]] as Walrus Moustache
* [[Nagesh Bhonsle]] as Bakshish Ali
* [[Ajinkya Deo]] as [[Tatya Tope]]
}}

==Release==
In June 2019, [[Roadside Attractions]] acquired the US distribution rights and slated the film for a Fall 2019 release.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title='Warrior Queen of Jhansi' Biopic Lands at Roadside Attractions |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warrior-queen-jhansi-biopic-lands-at-roadside-attractions-1217310 |website=Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=11 June 2022}}</ref> The official trailer of the film was launched by RoadsideFlix on 17 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ei9IkGdcmPg|title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi - Official Trailer - In Theaters November 15|publisher=RoadsideFlix|website=YouTube|date=17 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="firstshowing">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/devika-bhise-in-full-us-trailer-for-the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi-film/|title=Devika Bhise in Full US Trailer for 'The Warrior Queen of Jhansi' Film|website=FirstShowing.net|date=16 September 2022}}</ref>

The film was released theatrically in Canada 15 November 2019 and in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2019.<ref>Toronto ''National Post,'' 15 Nov. 2019. {{full citation needed|date=November 2021}}</ref> [[Lionsgate]] later released the film on [[Starz]] after which it was available for streaming on [[Amazon Prime]] and [[Hulu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi |url=https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi-4a31527c-7502-482c-9859-73927f54c4d1 |website=Hulu}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The film was screened at the British Film Festival and won the Impact Award at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wu |first1=Rebecca |title=British Film Festival: Warrior Queen |url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/british-film-festival-warrior-queen/ |website=Glam Adelaide |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> The film was also a recipient of the ReFrame stamp for gender parity.<ref>{{cite web |title=The ReFrame Stamp for Feature Film |url=https://www.reframeproject.org/stamp-film |website=ReFrame |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>

On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on reviews from {{RT data|count}} critics, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}, . The website's critical consensus reads, "''The Warrior Queen of Jhansi'' has a fascinating real-life character at its center, but her story is ill-served by this heavy-handed adaptation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_warrior_queen_of_jhansi|title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film had a weighted average score of 27 out of 100, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally unfavourable reviews."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi|title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>

Leslie Felperin of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, calling it an "impressive drama" where "Bhise brings an undeniable charisma to the central role" and a "rousing, passionate bit of film-making on a reasonably epic scale, with a cast of hundreds deployed for some big dusty battle scenes, which are duly impressive."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Felperin |first1=Leslie |title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi review - Indian rebellion epic gets feminist retelling |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/11/the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi-review-indian-rebellion-rani-lakshmibai-rupert-everett |website=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "with its heavy dialogue approach and constant attempt to showcase the characters as righteous, the film plays out like a costume drama." He did, however, praise the film's production value, particularly the casting.<ref name=times>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/movie-reviews/the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi/movie-review/72292162.cms|title=The Warrior Queen of Jhansi|first=Rachit|last=Gupta|date=29 November 2019|accessdate=16 February 2020|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Joe Leydon of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' lamented that "Unfortunately, despite some impressively executed battle sequences and a few aggressively colorful supporting performances, ''The Warrior Queen of Jhansi'' is too tepidly sincere to consistently excite or amuse."<ref name=variety2>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi-review-1203405815/|title=Film Review: 'The Warrior Queen of Jhansi'|first=Joe|last=Leydon|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> Jeannette Catsoulis, writing in ''[[The New York Times]]'', said that "[the movie] is so dedicated to lionization and so declamatory in tone that it almost repels engagement," but praised "the gifted [[Devika Bhise]]" and that "the movie's costumes, though, are exquisite and its star swings a sword like a champ."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/movies/the-warrior-queen-of-jhansi-review.html|title='The Warrior Queen of Jhansi' Review: Freedom Fighter|author=Jeannette Catsoulis|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 November 2019|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>

Film reviewers noted anachronisms in the scenario. For example, the character of Saleem Khan who advises Queen Victoria is based on [[Abdul Karim (the Munshi)|Mohammed Abdul Karim]], who did not become her advisor until 30 years later.<ref name=variety2/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|6916348}}

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[[Category:Films set in the 1850s]]
[[Category:British Empire war films]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Rani Laxmibai]]
[[Category:Films set in the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:History of India on film]]
[[Category:Historical epic films]]
[[Category:Films about the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
[[Category:British historical action films]]
[[Category:2010s historical action films]]
[[Category:Historical action films]]
[[Category:2010s English-language films]]
[[Category:2010s British films]]

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