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Peepli Live

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On the verge of losing his family's farm, Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) arrives at a unique solution to his financial predicament: suicide. After all, the Indian government supplies hefty payouts to the families of farmers who kill themselves. But, when a broadcast journalist hears of Natha's plan, the poor man is thrust into the center of a media circus. While a nation of viewers watches what Natha will do with bated breath, local politicians fear a backlash from the controversy.

Critics Reviews

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 04/10/2019
3/5
First-time director Anusha Rizvi's disturbing satire on the state of India today Peepli Live cuts deep, letting it bleed. Go to Full Review Anil Sinanan Time Out 10/24/2017
4/5
A largely unknown confident cast, rousing folk music and Rizvi's understated direction result in a fresh, credible comic gem. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 09/29/2010
3/5
Thousands of poor farmers kill themselves every year in India and it was audacious of writer-director Anusha Rizvi to make a comedy out of the fact with her first film. Go to Full Review Nikhat Kazmi The Times of India 02/28/2020
3.5/5
Big question: How smart can Indian cinema get? Exhilarating answer: Very smart. Go to Full Review Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter 08/11/2017
Globalization does not have to be inhumane. Go to Full Review John Esther UR Chicago Magazine 01/04/2011
A better writer than director, the strength of Rizvi's 'Peepli Live' is the film's unsentimental portrayal of the poor Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/10/2020 Satire which forms the heart of the story is childish and annoying at times. Premise which could have melted stones went haywire. See more 10/08/2020 The movie is a satirical take on the happenings of rural India, and in this case, it is farmers suicide, and very creatively shows how the urban set up, machineries of government aren't interested to solve the problem at all, instead just meddles in showmanship as elections are coming. See more 06/27/2020 A raw expression of poor farmers of India. Heart touching! See more 08/14/2014 Thoroughly loved it! See more 02/11/2014 Stark reality of the current situation of Indian farmers hailing from the remotest regions possible. A dire situation of living a mere life constituted of meal 2 times a day and a glass of alcohol in the evening. See more 07/14/2013 The idea of farmers commiting suicide so their families get money from the government was a good starting concept....however, Natha seems too dumb to think things through properly. I don't remember him even weighing up the options. And the election background is a bit pointless but accounts for the media circus. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Anusha Rizvi

Director

Omkar Das Manikpuri

Nathadas Manikpuri

Raghuvir Yadav

Budhia Manikpuri

Malaika Shenoy

Nandita Malik

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Rakesh

Shalini Vatsa

Dhaniya N. Manikpuri

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Movie Info

Synopsis On the verge of losing his family's farm, Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) arrives at a unique solution to his financial predicament: suicide. After all, the Indian government supplies hefty payouts to the families of farmers who kill themselves. But, when a broadcast journalist hears of Natha's plan, the poor man is thrust into the center of a media circus. While a nation of viewers watches what Natha will do with bated breath, local politicians fear a backlash from the controversy.
Director
Anusha Rizvi
Screenwriter
Anusha Rizvi
Distributor
UTV Motion Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$754.8K
Runtime
1h 45m