The Peacock's Tale(2023)

Storyline

This group of guys from Pune are here to prove Martin Scorsese wrong. This is how every film is born in pre-production. Peacocks have never been sexier before. Watch it before it gets banned.

“A film so wild, it might get banned.”

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Trivia

• The film's title is a pun on the Hindi phrase 'Mor Ni Kahaani', which often refers to a tall tale or exaggerated story.
• It was shot entirely on location in Pune, using many real local businesses as sets to keep the budget low.
• A key comedy scene involves the characters trying to mimic the iconic 'copter shot' from 'Goodfellas' using a drone and a toy car.
• The director, Yash, is actually a popular Marathi theatre actor making his Hindi film debut with this project.
• The peacock in the film is a trained bird from a sanctuary in Maharashtra and required a special animal handler on set.
• Due to its small budget, the movie had a very limited theatrical release, premiering mainly on a streaming service.
• The script was originally written as a Marathi play before being adapted into a Hindi film.