Raghuvir Yadav as his slightly cunning elder brother excels–one cannot think of any other person playing this part better than him. His reactions to his overnight superstardom, with all news channels covering him, are a treat to watch. He’s got very limited dialogue, but his expressions aptly serve to demonstrate all the emotions his character goes through. Omkar Das as the innocent, loving elder brother Natha is outstanding.
What happens to Natha’s plan of committing suicide to save his land and what role the media and the government play are depicted in the best possible way through the movie. With mid-term elections around the corner and Peepli being the constituency of the current Chief Minister, the members of various political parties also get dragged into the fiasco with the sole intention of garnering votes by taking advantage of the situation. However, the media gets a whiff of this news and within hours Peepli is filled with folks from every news channel with the intention of covering Natha’s suicide. 1 Million Rupees to farmers who have committed suicide, Natha decides to commit suicide so that his family can get the money and can pay off their debts to the bank. On hearing that the government has been paying. The story is set in a village, Peepli, and revolves around two brothers–Budhia (Raghuvir Yadav) and Natha (Omkar Das)–who are on the verge of losing their land to the bank as they had failed to pay the interest on a loan. This continues Aamir’s dream run as a producer, as this is an extremely simple but very well made film. Also targeted is the state of journalism in India. Now, coming to Peepli Live, it is a satire on the life of Indian farmers and the pathetic state of the plans implemented by the government for their well being. They have been consistently turning out to be big hits. Aamir, who over the recent years has become the most powerful star in Bollywood in terms of money earned by his films at the box office–and who has successfully ensured over this decade that any movie that has his name attached with it (either as an actor or producer), is a symbol of Good Quality. The call to fame of Peepli Live? The production house it’s coming from: Aamir Khan Productions. Starring: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghuvir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffar, Malaika Shenoy, Vishal Sharma, Nowaz Directed by: Anusha Rizvi & Mahmood Farooqui
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