Peepli Live is an upcoming Hindi film which is produced by Aamir Khan. Written and directed by Anusha Rizvi in her first directorial venture, the film stars Naya Theatre company member Omkar Das Manikpuri as well as Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shalini Vatsa and Malaika Shenoy along with a number of newcomers. Peepli Live, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, is scheduled for release on 13 August 2010.
A satire on the farmers' suicides and subsequent media and political response, Peepli Live competed in the Sundance Film Festival, the first film from India to achieve this feat. However due to the offensive language in the movie, it got an 'A' adult certificate in India. The movie was picked up by specialty German distribution company Rapid Eye Movies for a special screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. Peepli Live has reportedley recovered it's cost before it's release itself.[1] Currently Peepli Live has the rating of 9.2 on IMDB.
Directed by Anusha Rizvi Produced by Aamir Khan (Aamir Khan Productions)Kiran RaoB. Shrinivas Rao Written by Anusha Rizvi Starring Omkar Das ManikpuriRaghubir YadavShalini VatsaMalaika ShenoyNawazuddin Siddiqui Music by Mathias DuplessyIndian Ocean Cinematography Shankar Raman Editing by Hemanti Sarkar Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures Release date(s) 13 August 2010 Running time 104 minutes Country India Language Hindi Budget Rs. 10 crore (US$ 2.17 million)
A satire on the farmers' suicides and subsequent media and political response, Peepli Live competed in the Sundance Film Festival, the first film from India to achieve this feat. However due to the offensive language in the movie, it got an 'A' adult certificate in India. The movie was picked up by specialty German distribution company Rapid Eye Movies for a special screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. Peepli Live has reportedley recovered it's cost before it's release itself.[1] Currently Peepli Live has the rating of 9.2 on IMDB.
Directed by Anusha Rizvi Produced by Aamir Khan (Aamir Khan Productions)Kiran RaoB. Shrinivas Rao Written by Anusha Rizvi Starring Omkar Das ManikpuriRaghubir YadavShalini VatsaMalaika ShenoyNawazuddin Siddiqui Music by Mathias DuplessyIndian Ocean Cinematography Shankar Raman Editing by Hemanti Sarkar Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures Release date(s) 13 August 2010 Running time 104 minutes Country India Language Hindi Budget Rs. 10 crore (US$ 2.17 million)
