Peepli Live (Hindi)

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Release Date:
August 13, 2010

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 government's 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 might've 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 everyone's lips "Will he or Won't he?" As the mania escalates what will be the fate of Farmer Natha; nobody seems to care how he really feels?

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Editor   Aug 15, 2010 10:02  

Peepli [Live] doesn’t spare anyone and present everything that is wrong in our system with all their ugliness. However, the portrayal of TRP hungry media is getting a bit stereotypical here. It was a trend started by Madhur Bhadarkar’s Page 3 which has worked well so far but is fast reaching its expiry date. Anyways, the beauty of the film lies in the dizzying dynamics of opportunism among the politicians, journalists and almost everyone in general, and the obliviousness of the simpleton protagonist towards the same.