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Anusha Rizvi: ‘I cannot fictionalise what real life shows better’
Updated On: 14 December, 2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Director Anusha Rizvi explains why late singer-rapper Sidhu Moosewala’s life demanded a multi-part documentary instead of fiction film
Sidhu Moosewala and Anusha Rizvi
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More than a decade after Peepli Live (2010), filmmaker Anusha Rizvi came out with her family dramedy The Great Shamsuddin Family. While it took her eight years to tell the story of the dysfunctional Shamsuddin family, she has been dabbling in multiple projects, including a large-scale documentary on the late Punjabi singer, rapper, and songwriter Sidhu Moosewala, who passed away in 2022.
“I’ve been working on multiple projects which have not seen the light of day for various reasons. Just before The Great Shamsuddin Family, I was intently working for two years on a documentary about Sidhu,” shares Rizvi, adding that she also took time to spend with her seven-year-old son, “especially in his initial years for emotional stability,” though the creative work never stopped.
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