Peepli Live

Peepli Live
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnusha Rizvi
Screenplay byAnusha Rizvi
Story byAnusha Rizvi
Produced byAamir Khan
Kiran Rao
StarringOmkar Das Manikpuri
Raghubir Yadav
Shalini Vatsa
Malaika Shenoy
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Naseeruddin Shah
CinematographyShanker Raman
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music byIndian Ocean
Brij Mandal
Bhadwai
Nagin Tanvir
Ram Sampath
Production
company
Aamir Khan Productions
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹10 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹46.85 crore[2]

Peepli Live is a 2010 Indian satirical black comedy film that explores the topic of farmer suicides and the subsequent media and political response.[3] It is written and directed by Anusha Rizvi in her directorial debut, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions. The film stars Naya Theatre company member Omkar Das Manikpuri as well as Naseeruddin Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa and Malaika Shenoy along with a number of newcomers. Peepli Live, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, was released on 13 August 2010.

Peepli Live was India's official entry for the 83rd Academy Awards Best Foreign Film category[4][5] although it was not nominated.[6]

  1. ^ "Peepli Live Recovers Production Costs". Thaindian News. 12 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Peepli [Live] – Movie". Box Office India.
  3. ^ "'Peepli Live' gets strong reception at Berlin film fest". The Economic Times. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010.
  4. ^ Bhushan, Nyay (24 September 2010). "'Peepli Live' is India's Oscar entry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  5. ^ "'Peepli Live' is India's official entry for Oscars 2011". NDTV. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  6. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2011.