The Surrender of Phoolan

The Surrender of Phoolan is a qawwali composition performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The track appears as the 29th entry on the album Bandit Queen, Vol. 51, released on January 1, 1995 under the label Oriental Star Agencies Ltd. The album was issued in digital media format.

The track runs for 4 minutes and 52 seconds. It forms part of a larger collection that accompanies the 1994 biographical film Bandit Queen, directed by Shekhar Kapur. The film depicts the life of Phoolan Devi, an Indian dacoit and later politician. Khan’s contribution to the soundtrack integrates traditional qawwali elements with thematic motifs tied to the narrative of surrender and redemption.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan composed and rendered the vocals for the track. The recording session details, accompanying musicians, and production personnel remain undocumented in widely available sources. The lyrical content aligns with the Sufi tradition of qawwali, though specific textual analysis or poetic attribution is not verified in public records.

The album Bandit Queen, Vol. 51 represents one of several volumes associated with the film’s music. Oriental Star Agencies Ltd. distributed the release as part of its catalog of South Asian classical and devotional music. The track’s reception and chart performance, if any, are not extensively recorded in archival or commercial databases.