Movie review - Peepli Live - Genius cinema, extraordinary socio-political commentary

When was the last time you saw a great satire on any subject in India? Hard to recollect you think. That's right, in eons, we havent put together a masterful tragi-comedy on the celluloid which shocks you and makes you laugh, cry, think and squirm all at the same time on the scale that Peepli live does. Great films of this calibre have been few and far between. I am reminded of Jaane bhi do yaaro and Bhawni bhawai(gujarati). If anything it is a masterstroke of cinematic genius that deserves to get Bollywood loads of acclaim and a bunch of awards. If there is even a trace of the Slumdog millionaire hangover in the minds of global audiences then pocketing this year's foreign film oscar wont come as a surprise. See it to ensure people make more of this kind of movies in bollywood. How long will you persevere the insults inflicted by crappy people who pass off as movie writers and directors. We dont deserve it.