In this Chaitime show, we talk to Anusha in-depth about her movie Peepli Live, which has attained a status of cult movie in India. Peepli Live is a 2010 Indian satirical comedy film that explores the topic of “farmer suicides” and the subsequent media and political responses. It is written and directed by Anusha Rizvi as her directorial debut. It has been three years since the movie was released but the ideas presented are still relevant.

Chaitime with Mahmood Farooqui about Dastangoi: The Lost Art of Urdu Storytelling - Dec 29, 2013

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