PEEPLI (LIVE) - Movie Review : Though good as a comic satire but Sorry to see Aamir Khan and his team making fun of a serious issue of Farmers Suicides in INDIA. (Review by Bobby Sing) |
When the brand name of AAMIR KHAN is associated with a film, then the expectations are bound to be there and the film has to be about something out of the routine. That’s exactly the case with PEEPLI (LIVE), which interestingly has got both the positive and negative vibes, based on the subject of farmers suicides witnessed in India in the last few years due to the intolerable pressure of floods, droughts and low levels of income.
Note : PEEPLI LIVE - Contradiction : At one side the director and her producer slam the MEDIA and MEDIA PEOPLE in their movie, but on the other hand they take the help of the same media in the PRESS and TV to hugely publicize their small budget movie before its release.
Thats what we call PURE BUSINESS being done in the name of a social cause.
13 Aug 2010 /
Comments (
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Nihin
Are bobby bhai? kya kar diya tumne? acchi movie ko dho dala...anyways you still didn\'t rate it that bad, but i always respect one\'s opinion. i would have given 4 stars because once in a couple of years a movie is produced that dares to challenge the system and eventually succeeds in a satire way. this movie is 1000s better than watching brainless comedies (which you\'d have given 1 to 2 stars) which is why i\'d rate it higher.
Bobby Sing
Hi Nihin, Thanks for your comment and Yes I expected a lot more deeper stuff from the midas man. No doubt the film is good, but what i feel is that it keeps floating on the surface and doesnt portray the real trauma behind the fact of Farmers Suicide. It was a satire thats fine but does the movie makes you even think of the dying farmers after it ends. So it seemed to me as the topic was exploited just for constructing a Hit and therefore I could only give it 3 stars and not 4 or more. Anyway Aamir has already succeeded in his aim of making it famous and also a profitable venture for his production house. But just think for a moment that had there been no Aamir to promote this then what would have been the fate of the movie. Would you have gone to watch it? or would the channels have given it so much coverage. The film clearly shows that today with a good marketing strategy we can easily make the viewer believe that he is really seeing something good and can easily construct Hits for ourself. This is what being practiced by many big production houses from the last few years. PEEPLI LIVE is a good film, but I cant rate it as something essential to see before you die. As there have been other better movies on the similar theme like "Meet John Doe" and "Main Azaad Hun". But Thanks bro for writing in and respecting my opinion too. Cheers!
Shripad Kasture
Agreed!!..have you watched Marathi film on same subject Gabhrichaa Paus(The Damned Rain)..it was really great movie...
Bobby Sing
Hi Shripad, Thanks for supporting my viewpoint. I havent watched "Gabhrichaa Paus" (The Damned Rain), but now as you have mentioned it, I will sure look out for it soon. Thanks once again for your comment and Keep Visiting...Cheers!
chandan
Completely agree with you Sir,
Bobby Sing
Thanks Chandan, I am glad you saw the same thing too.......Keep Visiting and giving your valuable comments.....Cheers!
sarah
Hi Bobby
Bobby Sing
Hi Sarah, No I really dont mind dear, but my point remains intact and you yourself have explained the logic behind the movie. This is not a documentary but a satire. Agreed....... but as I see it satire can be made upon the system, upon the govt, upon the media exactly in the manner as the film did. Its brilliant that you make a movie on the rural urban divide topic and make your money but why make fun of those poor people who are taking their lives while we are watching our televisions. As you said the days of Mughe-e-Azam of over. Yes they are over but due to their non existence both CINEMA and the VIEWERS are at a loss. With commercialism taking over, now you are made to like a movie deliberately like in hypnotism. The fact is that had there been no AAMIR KHAN behind this, many of the viewers may not have seen it and would not even cared to watch it. AAMIR is a intelligent business man as he knows how to mould mind and viewpoints of the viewers in his favour. Yes, Anusha has done a good job, no doubt about that. But as you said she comes from a Urban upbringing and has tried to capture the rural hues wonderfully. But my dear friend rural india is like living at a front......with new problems cropping up every morning. Frankly speaking i cant blame the makers or the viewers for this because this can be understood by only those who have witnessed people becoming labourers from farmers, people killing each other over disputes of river water, people who were forced to leave their birth place after selling their land or the people who have seen long beautiful yellow crop fields being turned into cities and factories within few years. Only those people can understand the pain behind that dying farmer. So, i dont mind dear, but i cant be just satisfied by laughing over some "Local Gaalis" and people making money over some dying man. I hope you dont mind.........so keep writing in. Cheers!
Dinuth87
OMG!!! I\'m really surprised by ur review. Peepli and Dabang got the same rating? DABANG is a B Movie.
Bobby Sing
Sorry Dinuth87, but I cant agree with any of your comments about the movie. The only thing I would like to say is that PEEPLI LIVE is a pure example of what marketing and big names can do to glorify a product. And as a concluding comment here I would like to inform that all that concern over the Country and its farmers and the corrupt politicians have now vanished into thin air and nobody from the makers were interested in talking about it even after the first good run week of the film was over. That pure film business and nothing else. And I dont watch films in that style. And for your info now the director and the co-director of the film are also against Aamir Khan as per the latest news. Anyway Keep Posting!
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