Peepli Live | |
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Directed by | Anusha Rizvi |
Screenplay by | Anusha Rizvi |
Story by | Anusha Rizvi |
Produced by | Aamir Khan Kiran Rao |
Starring | Omkar Das Manikpuri Raghubir Yadav Shalini Vatsa Malaika Shenoy Nawazuddin Siddiqui Naseeruddin Shah |
Cinematography | Shanker Raman |
Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar |
Music by | Indian Ocean Brij Mandal Bhadwai Nagin Tanvir Ram Sampath |
Production company | Aamir Khan Productions |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹10 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹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]