Peepli Live Movie Review

Peepli Live (Hindi)

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7.0/10
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7.0/10
Release Date:
August 13, 2010

Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid government loan. A quick fix to the problem is the very same government's program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. As a means of survival Farmer Natha can choose to die!!! His brother is happy to push him towards this unique 'honor' but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what might've been another unnoticed event turns into a 'cause celebré' with everyone wanting a piece of the action. Political bigwigs, high ranking bureaucrats, local henchmen and the ever zealous media descend upon sleepy Peepli to stake their claim. The question on everyone's lips "Will he or Won't he?" As the mania escalates what will be the fate of Farmer Natha; nobody seems to care how he really feels?

Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid... Show More

An extremely well-made first feature is also extremely overfamiliar, what with its initial investment in farmer suicides giving way to easy potshots at our media

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The New Indian Express

Helped enormously by a rousing soundtrack, armed with a tight, intuitive script and a confident directorial approach, Rizvi turns 'Peepli Live' into a simplistic yet engaging picture of a sad reality

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IBN

The satire is irresistible; the subtext, compelling. And yet neither shows itself up in any form of self-seriousness. The comic writing is immaculately inspired

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Hindustan Times

For all its engaging wit, every scene and close-up is a compelling study or an untold story

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Rediff

First-time director Anusha Rizvi’s disturbing satire on the state of India today ‘Peepli [Live]’ cuts deep, letting it bleed.

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Indian Express

strongly recommended

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IndiaTimes

The message is strong but doesn’t hit you with the force you expect it to

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DNA

[The director] has the gift of the dark humour satire ala Shyam Benegal and in her uncompromised shooting style, she shows the fire of Mira Nair

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The Telegraph

A rare gem of a film that makes you laugh out loud even as it etches a picture of unpalatable reality

Mint

the film unfolds like a hard-hitting satire that turns its tongue-in-cheek gaze over almost all that's incongruous in contemporary Indian society

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Times of India

Although very real, it creates a world full of vivid characters and incidents and keeps the viewer engrossed throughout

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BollywoodHungama

a hard hitting message that is laced in condescension yet gets thrown in our faces masqueraded in humour and jokes

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