Anusha Rizvi biography
Date of birth : 1978-03-13
Date of death : -
Birthplace : India
Nationality : Indian
Category : Arts and Entertainment
Last modified : 2011-07-04
Credited as : Film director, Peepli Live,
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She was a journalist before venturing into the film direction. Her directorial debut is the black comedy Peepli Live. In order to make this film she has approached the Indian film actor, director and producer, Aamir Khan, who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.
At first he almost rejected the script, but finally agreed to make the film. It was the first ever Indian film to be shown in competition at Sundance, and it won the Best First Film award at the Durban film festival. The movie was also selected as the Indian nomination in the Best Foreign Film category, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
