Review:Peepli Live!

The much hyped movie “ Peepli Live” is an apt title for the movie. Well,being an Aamir khan and Kiran Rao, production, the unconventional title has all the potential to pull a huge Indian mass. The film casted unfamiliar but refined actors and was based on a genuine genre. How in India, farmers plans to commit suicide for the survival and their family. It is one of the genuine problems in India. The film could have simply been based on it. But they brought two most important problem upfront of each other.The farmers’ suicidal problem intermixed with the medias’ new fashion of everything a “breaking news”. The character of Rakesh, tried to make a sensation by overhearing Natha , played by Omkar Das, decision of committing suicide over his land issue.



The film takes an overt turn, farmers’ problem is left in the background and the movie goes to execute how Indian media can go to any extent for their TRP’s. Media to publicize their channels overcrowds near peepli village and captures the misery of Nathu. In the movie, the media was least concerned with genuine problem of Nathu, but more concerned with publicity. Nothing fictious was being portrayed but for me the genre was confused. The movie had no message for the mass. Infact it executed what we common people see and hear in our everyday like- the corrupt government official, misery of farmers, and hyped media.


The movie did not appeal to me. I guess I am too critical about the movie, but all was not that bad. The cinematography was brilliant, the way Nathu and his brother Bhudia was portrayed reflected the reality about our farmers. The style, village scenario , the politician and the news reporters were all aptly characterized , I could easily relocate what I see in my everyday life. So till now we all need to wait for the new Aamir upcoming movies.