Peepli [live] [videorecording]
2011
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Anusha Rizvi's debut feature is a satirical political drama portraying the tragicomic plight of two poor farmers in an Indian village. In the village of Peepli, farmers Natha (Omkar Das) and Budhia (Raghuvir Yadav) face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who suggests that one of them commit suicide in order to benefit from a government grant scheme set up for the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist hears of their plan, a media frenzy ignites around them and sends shockwaves that extend as far as the arena of national politics.
Main title:
Peepli [live] [videorecording] / producer, Aamir Khan; producer, Kiran Rao.
Author:
Rizvi, Anusha, directorFarooqui, Mahmood, directorDas, Omkar, actorYadav, Raghuvir, actorVatsa, Shalini, actor
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : Artificial Eye, 2011.
Collation:
1 DVD (104 min.) : colour.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (Hindi), Subtitles (English).Made in 2010.DVDN.In Hindi; Closed captioning in English.
Credits:
Credits: director, Anusha Rizvi; director, Mahmood Farooqui; writer, Anusha Rizvi; cinematographer, Shanker Raman.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Omkar Das, Raghuvir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffar, Malaika Shenoy, Vishal Sharma, Nowaz, Sitaram Panchal, Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Bashir, Dan Husain.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437DVD
Language:
Hindi
Subject:
BRN:
2146644
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