2010
Not Rated
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

2010
Not Rated
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

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 farmer...

Directed By: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui

Written By: Bhadwai, Swanand Kirkire, Noon Meem Rashet, Gangaram Sakhet, Sanjeev Sharma, Anusha Rizvi

2010
Not Rated
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

2010
Not Rated
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

Peepli Live

Name: Peepli Live
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2010-08-13
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Rating: 69
Cast: Onkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffar, Malaika Shenoy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

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Directed By: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui

Written By: Bhadwai, Swanand Kirkire, Noon Meem Rashet, Gangaram Sakhet, Sanjeev Sharma, Anusha Rizvi

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The Hollywood Reporter

A satisfying comic gem.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

The ambitious Peepli Live manages to mine substantial dark humor from this tragic situation while offering pointed - and sometimes poignant - social commentary in the process.

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The New York Times

The writer-director Anusha Rizvi, making her feature debut, shoots her story efficiently and with visual panache, but after a compelling setup her script runs out of juice.

By Rachel Saltz FULL REVIEW

Empire

While the tone may shift from satire to farce at times, this is a highly assured debut by Rizvi.

By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW

Boxoffice Magazine

The juxtaposition of the tragedy and the lunacy of the circumstances are not completely disparate; satire is an appropriate weapon here, but it's the drama in Peepi Live that truly resonates.

By Tim Cogshell FULL REVIEW

Movieline

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.

By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Colorful and at times quite lively, but I wish it were funnier and its satirical edge a bit sharper.

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Production Company Aamir Khan Productions, UTV Motion Pictures

Release Date Aug 13, 2010

Duration 1 h 35 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://www.peeplilivethefilm.com/

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Awards

Asian Film Awards

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

Screen Awards, IN

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

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Onkar Das Manikpuri

Nathadas Manikpuri

Raghubir Yadav

Budhia Manikpuri

Shalini Vatsa

Dhaniya N. Manikpuri

Farrukh Jaffar

Mrs. Manikpuri, Amma

Malaika Shenoy

Nandita Malik

Vishal Om Prakash

Kumar Deepak

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Rakesh

Sitaram Panchal

Bhai Thakur

Naseeruddin Shah

Salim Kidwai - Agricultural Minister

Aamir Bashir

Vivek

Pravin Singh Sisodia

Gudda Babu

Masood Akhtar

Editor

Maxima Basu

Lady Reporter

Sakshi Bhatia

Reporter

Avijit Dutt

Boss of English TV Channel

Abhishek Gautam

Journalist

Abhishek Gautam

Reporter

Vinod Goswami

Journalist

Danish Husain

Vijay Ranjan Prasad

Jugal Kishore

Chief Minister

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