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{{Infobox person<br />
| name =Anusha Rizvi<br />
| image = Cine-Bahastalab-2012 Anusha Rizvi (Director).jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|3|13}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Film director]] & [[Screenwriter]]<br />
| spouse =[[Mahmood Farooqui]]<br />
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'''Anusha Rizvi''' (born 13 March 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter.<br />
Formerly a journalist, Anusha's directorial debut, ''[[Peepli Live]]'', premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in the World Competition Section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/peepli-live-becomes-best-first-film-at-durban-fest/655486/|title=Peepli Live becomes best first film at Durban fest|date=2010-08-03|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=2013-11-07}}</ref> It was the first Indian film to be accepted in the 25 years of the festival’s existence. The film also won the Best First Film Award at the Durban film festival and the [[Gollapudi Srinivas Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20100148591&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=41779|title=Peepli Live is best first film at Durban film fest|date=2010-08-11|publisher=NDTV|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915054745/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20100148591&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=41779|archivedate=15 September 2012|url-status=dead|accessdate=2013-11-07}}</ref><br />
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The film was later nominated as India's official entry to the 83rd Academy awards. She also directed a National Geographic documentary ''Hijack IC-814'' and two BBC documentaries ''Amul'' and ''Khadi''. Anusha is currently developing a series for leading Indian platform, [[Hotstar]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Anusha Rizvi was a journalist before venturing into film direction. She graduated in history from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-03/india/28314990_1_films-bandit-queen-mother-india | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811094505/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-03/india/28314990_1_films-bandit-queen-mother-india | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 August 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Bharat vs India: B-town taps rural-urban divide | date=3 August 2010}}</ref> She approached [[Aamir Khan]] to make the film who finally did support her with "Peepli Live".<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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Anusha is married to noted writer and film director [[Mahmood Farooqui]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''[[Peepli Live]]'' - Director and writer<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDB title|3470556}}<br />
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