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Peepli Live

Peepli Live

20107.31h 50m

Overview

Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.

Directed by Anusha Rizvi
Written by Anusha Rizvi
Produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao
Box OfficeBudget: $2.3MRevenue: $6.9M

Top Cast

Omkar Das Manikpuri

Omkar Das Manikpuri

Natha

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Budhia

Malaika Shenoy

Malaika Shenoy

Nandita Malik

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Rakesh

S

Sitaram Panchal

Bhai Thakur

Shalini Vatsa

Shalini Vatsa

Dhaniya

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Salim Kidwai

Aamir Bashir

Aamir Bashir

Vivek

A

Anoop Trevedi

Thanedar Jugan

P

Pravin Singh Sisodia

Gudda Babu

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Peepli Live

Peepli Live is a drama, comedy film released in 2010 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Anusha Rizvi, it stars Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy. Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.

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