Peepli [Live] is a satire, which revolves around a villager from Central India called Natha, his brother Budhia and their family.
The family is about to lose their land because they are unable to repay a loan, when they hear of a government programme which offers the family of any farmer committing suicide a compensation of 100,000 rupees ($2000).
The older brother convinces his sibling to agree to commit suicide. This sets in motion a chain of events which finds Natha in the eye of a storm.
The local bigwigs, the state government, high-ranking bureaucrats, federal ministers and the national media, all become stakeholders in the mad circus that erupts.
Film: Peepli [Live]
Release date: 31st January 2011
Certificate: 15
Running time: 107 mins
Director: Anusha Rizvi
Starring: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Studio: Artificial Eye
Format: DVD
Country: India
DVD Special Features:
• 'Making of' documentary
• Four Featurettes
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers & TV spots
• Production stills
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