A simple man learns he might be better off dead, at least financially, in this satiric comedy from Indian filmmaker Anusha Rizvi. Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) and Budhia (Raghubir Yadav) are two brothers who run a family farm in Peepli, a small town in India. Business has been bad on the farm, and the brothers are unable to repay a government loan, with a default judgment due any day. When the brothers call on a local politician to ask if anything can be done while they wait for a judge's ruling on their case, he facetiously suggests that one of them could commit suicide, since the government would pay benefits to the surviving family members. Natha doesn't realize the official is joking and volunteers to kill himself, while a television reporter overhears the conversation and immediately puts the story on the air. Soon a handful of newsmen have shown up at Natha's house, waiting to find out if the farmer will indeed kill himself, and before long it seems as if most of the nation is watching, with everyone sharing their opinions on Natha and his dilemma. The story is a boon to the news media but bad for the local politicians, who are standing for re-election that day as folks stay away from the polls to follow Natha's story. As everyone from Natha's son to the proverbial man on the street weighs in on what he should do, the farmer wonders if suicide really is the last, best way he can help his loved ones. Peepli Live received its North American premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, RoviIf You Love this movie you can streaming Peepli Live Full Movie Online without downloading HERE
Movie Title : Peepli Live
Release Date : Aug 13, 2010 Limited
Mpaa Rating : Unrated Genre Movie :Drama,Art House & International,Comedy
Actors For Peepli Live
Omkar Das,Raghubir Yadav,Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Shalini Vatsa,Farrukh Jaffar,Malaika Shenoy,Vishal Sharma,Yugal Kishore,Sitaram Panchal,Naseeruddin Shah,Nowaz,Riz Ahmed,Omkar Das Manikpuri,Aamir Bashir,Arsher Ali,Farukh Jaffer,Nigel Lindsay,Vishal O. Sharma,Kayvan Novak,Onkar DasNewVisitor Ranting & Critics For Peepli Live
User Ranting Movie Peepli Live : 3.7User Percentage For Peepli Live : 71 %
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All Critics Ranting For Peepli Live : 6.2
All Critics Count For Peepli Live : 24
All Critics Percentage For Peepli Live : 83 %
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A fitfully amusing Indian comedy that touches on a hot-button topic.Rachel Saltz-New York Times
You can't decide whether to laugh because the events are so absurd or cry because you can imagine them really happening.
V.A. Musetto-New York Post
I liked Peepli Live, which is colorful and at times quite lively, but I wish it were funnier and its satirical edge a bit sharper.
G. Allen Johnson-San Francisco Chronicle
Manages to mine substantial dark humor from this tragic situation while offering pointed -- and sometimes poignant -- social commentary in the process.
Gary Goldstein-Los Angeles Times
Both a heartfelt and a genuinely funny skewering of India's convoluted caste-consciousness.
Eric Hynes-Time Out New York
It's an unusual taste of mainstream Indian cinema, unexpectedly irreverent with an earthier, folkier soundtrack than the typical Bollywood electro-bounce.
Aaron Hillis-Village Voice
A better writer than director, the strength of Rizvi's 'Peepli Live' is the film's unsentimental portrayal of the poor
John Esther-UR Chicago Magazine
Thousands of poor farmers kill themselves every year in India and it was audacious of writer-director Anusha Rizvi to make a comedy out of the fact with her first film.
Derek Malcolm-This is London
You can't fault the crusading spirit of this controversial Bollywood satire, just the blunt, one-note, entirely obvious execution.
Tim Robey-Daily Telegraph
There is a deadly serious message about India's rural/urban divide in first-timer director Anusha Rizvi's satirical gem, but it also happens to have a juicily vulgar streak.
Cath Clarke-Guardian [UK]
Drawing on India's rural-versus-urban divide, Rizvi spins a dynamic, enjoyably-acted yarn that balances farcical humour with a satisfying seriousness.
Tom Dawson-Total Film
While the tone may shift from satire to farce at times, this is a highly assured debut by Rizvi.
Anna Smith-Empire Magazine
It's a worthy film. A little less worthiness and a little more sharply weaponised wit would have helped.
Nigel Andrews-Financial Times
Rizvi keeps the humour broad (this doesn't have the metropolitan sharp sophistication of Chris Morris) but the premise is so strong that pithy satirical points are neatly scored.
Tim Evans-Sky Movies
This is a movie that opens with the hero puking, and spends the rest of its running time showing why that may be the only sane response to the state of the world.
Noel Murray-AV Club
The juxtaposition of the tragedy and the lunacy of the circumstances are not completely disparate; satire is an appropriate weapon here, but it's the drama in Peepi Live that truly resonates.
Tim Cogshell-Boxoffice Magazine
A poignant soaicl satire, with some elements of a funny screwball comedy about contemporary life in India, its greedy media, complex politics, and diverse populace.
Emanuel Levy-EmanuelLevy.Com
Broad, entertaining satire, with heartfelt pleas, on the difficulties for the farmers and those who try to help them.
Nora Lee Mandel-Film-Forward.com
Its comical, sharply observant caricatures of India's political and media jackals offers a much-needed reality check in a country where celluloid escapism is too often the rule.
Jay Antani-Moving Pictures Magazine
I just wish what [Rizvi] had to tell us about the India of today might have taken a form less distractingly reminiscent of the American classics of yesteryear.
Michelle Orange-Movieline
A satisfying and searing satire on the plight of poor farmers in India and the lack of sympathy or understanding of them by the rich and the powerful who have their own plans for national progress.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice
Takes a deep look at an everyday tragedy and provides the humorous dimension that underscores the pathos. Who says Bollywood is only interested in lightweight romantic musicals?
Kelly Vance-East Bay Express
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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 bank loan. A quick fix to the problem is the a government 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 'honour' but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what might have been another unnoticed event turns into a 'cause celebre' 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, nobody seems to care how Natha really feels.TagLine Peepli Live
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