Sabkush Entertainment: Peepli Live is an upcoming Hindi filmPeepli Live is an upcoming Hindi film
Peepli Live is an upcoming Hindi film which is produced by Aamir Khan. Directed and written by Anusha Rizvi in her first directorial venture, the film stars Naya Theatre company member Omkar Das Manikpuri as well as Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Malaika Shenoy along with a number of newcomers. Peepli Live, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, is scheduled for release on 13 August 2010.[1] A satire on the farmers suicides and subsequent media and political response,[2] Peepli Live is competing in the Sundance Film Festival, the first film from India to achieve this feat.[3] However for the Indian release the film got an A adult certificate.[4] The movie has been picked up by specialty German distribution company Rapid Eye Movies for a special screening at the ongoing Berlin International Film Festival.[5] Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid government loan. A quick fix to the problem is the very same governments program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. As a means of survival Farmer Natha can choose to die!!! His brother is happy to push him towards this unique honor but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what mightve been another unnoticed event turns into a cause celebré with everyone wanting a piece of the action. Political bigwigs, high-ranking bureaucrats, local henchmen and the ever-zealous media descend upon sleepy Peepli to stake their claim. The question on everyones lips - "Will he or Wont he?" As the mania escalates what will be the fate of Farmer Natha; nobody seems to care how he really feels? On the eve of national elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to "do what needs to be done" for the sake of their families, a media frenzy ignites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide
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