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Peepli Live
  • Release Date: Aug 13, 2010
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  • Starring: Farrukh Jaffar, Omkar Das, Raghuvir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa
  • Summary: On the eve of national elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to "do what needs to be done" for the sake of their families, a media frenzy ignites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    90
    A satisfying comic gem.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    83
    Peepli Live has a lot in common with Billy Wilder's black comedy Ace In The Hole, in that it explores the cynicism of modern life with wit and honesty.
  3. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    60
    Peepli Live opens out slowly to encompass several factions of Indian society, including the press, local, state, and federal politicians, and the shady elements binding them all together. It's a meticulously engineered design that a show like The Wire took several years to execute; here the strain shows within the first half hour.

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  1. black_mamba
    10
    I mean I just loved this movie... Okay, it may not have well known actors of Bollywood starring, but the level of acting of other actors is remarkable! Any other guy who's not an Indian will possibly not understand this movie because it heavily describes the rotten Indian Politicians and their deeds is a very funny and sarcastic way!… Expand
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  2. WiSee
    9
    After watching Peepli Live, Salman Khan tweeted “I dint let Aamir touch me after the film. agar mujhe gold mein badal deta toh???”. Yes he is true, the man with Midas touch-Aamir Khan has done it again in his production venture Peepli Live. Aamir Khan’s last venture as an actor took on the Indian education system without being preachy, in an entertaining manner, and this time as a producer he takes on media, political and bureaucratic system in a satire based on Urban-Rural Divide. The movie uses Farmer suicide as a background to reveal the issue of the urban–rural divide. In a small village of Peepli, Mukhya Pradesh (a fictional state), miserable Natha and his brother Budhia (Raghubir Yadav) are about to loose their land due to non payment of a loan they took for their mother’s treatment. While looking out for some help within village, they get to know about a government policy where Government pays Rupees 1 lakh to the widow of a farmer who commits suicide. Budhia who is fairly sharp, craftily coerces Natha to commit suicide. Read rest here http://whatisay.in/media/movies/visit-peepli-live-for-sure/… Expand
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  3. Lucifer
    3
    Forgettable is all I can say about the movie. I dont need to spend two and a half hours to know how bad our system is. There is noting which makes you say oh, i did not think even this was true. The movie does have some good one liners and funny take on news reporting done today but on a whole, I would have preferred to give the movie a miss… Expand
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