An impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.An impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.An impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 24 nominations
- Nathadas Manikpuri
- (as Omkar Das Manikpuri)
- Budhia Manikpuri
- (as Raghuvir Yadav)
- Kumar Deepak
- (as Vishal Sharma)
- Journalist
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPeepli Live was India's official entry for the 83rd Academy Awards Best Foreign Film category,however it did not get nominated.
- Quotes
Deepak: lf you look closely you 'll see Natha's footprints. Whether escape or abduction, here's where Natha perched himself for the last time. And here's the fruit of his toil, his faeces, commonly known as shit. Take a close look. Do not cringe at the sight, for, as long as we live, we will continue to shit. Psychiatrists claim that faeces reflect our mental state. The complexion of our shit is a window to the inner self. But here we see a mixture of hues. Therefore, before reaching any conclusions we need to bring in experts as Mr Natha was no ordinary man. For Bharat Live this is Kumar Deepak, live from Peepli.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #14.35 (2010)
- SoundtracksDes Mera
Composed by Indian Ocean
Lyrics by Sanjeev Sharma and Swanand Kirkire
Performed by Indian Ocean
The movie also depicts the news media in its true and natural color. I had personally once noticed that "Knee surgery for the PM" was the headline and "24 farmers commit suicide in a week" was under "News in brief" section. Some news channel report every news item as "Breaking news". Basically, they magnify, marginalize and sometimes distort any news depending upon who controls them. Everyone has vested interests.
All news channels have just one objective. Drive up their rankings. To do that, they will go to any extent.
The movie also depicts politicians in their true color. It is a known fact that they will do anything to win the elections. Well, you cant expect anything else from them because 99% of them are high class thugs.
The movie is not meant for the average Indian who expects the formula (1 hero + 1 heroine + villains + 4 love songs + i item girl song + 4 fight scenes) I loved the language used in the film. It is the way a farmer would speak. No fancy monologues (usually referred to as dialogues). There are a few bad words and I wonder what the impact will be if those are removed.
I strongly recommend this movie because the situations are quite funny and at times you will laugh like crazy.
So go ahead and enjoy!
- sanjay-patole
- Aug 13, 2010
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $757,951
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $350,054
- Aug 15, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $9,460,931
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1