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Peepli Live
Directed byAnusha Rizvi
Written byAnusha Rizvi
Produced byAamir Khan (Aamir Khan Productions)
Kiran Rao
B. Shrinivas Rao
StarringOmkar Das Manikpuri
Raghubir Yadav
Malaika Shenoy
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
CinematographyShankar Raman
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music byMathias Duplessy
Indian Ocean
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
13 August 2010
Running time
204 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageHindi

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 and Malaika Shenoy along with a number of newcomers. Peepli Live, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, is scheduled for release on 13 August 2010.[1]

A satire on the farmers' suicides and subsequent media and political response,[2] Peepli Live competed in the Sundance Film Festival, the first film from India to achieve this feat.[3] However for the Indian release the film got an 'A' adult certificate.[4] The movie was picked up by specialty German distribution company Rapid Eye Movies for a special screening at the Berlin International Film Festival.[5]

Cast

Production

Peepli Live began as a script written by NDTV journalist Anusha Rizvi called The Fallen. In 2004 Rizvi asked Khan to read her script and, although he initially refused as he was preoccupied with shooting Mangal Pandey: The Rising, he eventually relented and decided to finance the film after she described the plot to him.[6]

Peepli Live was filmed on location in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi. According to Khan, many of the actors are Adivasis from the village of Bhadwai in Madhya Pradesh.[7] Other cast members are from playwright Habib Tanvir's theatre troupe Naya Theatre.[8]

Track list

The music is composed by Indian Ocean, an Indian band.

Song Singers
1. "Des Mera" Indian Ocean
2. "Mehngai Dayan" Raghuveer Yadav
3. "Zindagi Se Darte Ho" Indian Ocean
4. "Chola Maati Ke Ram" Nageen Tanvir
5. "Des Mera (II)" Indian Ocean
6 "Mehngai Dayan (Remix)" Raghuveer Yadav

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References

  1. ^ Trailer, Cast and Crew and Preview of Peepli Live
  2. ^ "'Peepli Live' gets strong reception at Berlin film fest". Economic Times. 18 Feb 2010.
  3. ^ "Aamir's Peepli Live goes to Sundance fest". Times of India. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/jan/130110-Aamir-Khan-Peepli-Live-A-Rating-Censor.htm
  5. ^ "Peepli Live to Release in Germany in 2010 Q3". DearCinema.com.
  6. ^ Sanjukta Sharma (24 July 2010). "Aamir Khan: The box-office economist". Mint. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  7. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (7 December 2009). "Aamir's Peepli Live going to Sundance film fest". Sify. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  8. ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=147151
  9. ^ http://www.peeplilive.net
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