The ruling party is, obviously, embarrassed by the publicity the many television news channels are giving Natha and his intention to die. No sooner does news of the impending suicide spread than politicians, bureaucrats, news channels and even the villagers try to capitalise on the incident waiting to happen. Very cleverly, Budhia readies Natha to agree to lay down his life so that his survivors can benefit from the government grant. 1 lakh to the family of any farmer who commits suicide. Just then, they learn of a government scheme under which the government pays Rs. Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) and Budhia (Raghubir Yadav) are brothers, living in Peepli village, whose plot of land is about to be lost due to non-repayment of a loan. UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions’ Peepli Live (A) is the story of an impoverished family of farmers and how one of the two brothers decides to commit suicide to take advantage of a government scheme under which the deceased’s family is given Rs. But it doesn’t have much for the single-screen and small-town viewers. Verdict: Peepli Live will be liked by the city-based and multiplex-frequenting audience. What’s Bad: Nothing’s really bad but the ladies and family audience might not like the liberal use of four-letter words by the characters the last portion of the film gets philosophical. What’s Good: The satire, the comedy, the performances, the script. The media gets wind of this story and plays it up, embarrassing the ruling party and giving the opposition an opportunity to blame the government. Plot: Omkar Das is prodded by his brother to commit suicide so that the surviving members of his family can take advantage of a government scheme under which the family of any farmer who commits suicide is given Rs. Sharma, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Naseeruddin Shah, Yugal Kishore, Sitaram Panchal. But the film did not get a nomination.ģ) This film was the debut film of Omkardas Manikpuri. Music By – Indian Ocean Group and Ram Sampathġ) This film was director Anusha Rizvi’s debut film.Ģ) The film was sent for the Oscars from India. Star Cast – Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Bashir, Anoop Trevedi, Ishita Vyas, Shalini Vatsa, Girish Karnad and Avijit Dutt.
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