Peepli [Live] Preview

A sarcastic mirror of our so called 'Incredible India', 'Peepli [Live]' is the story of Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India, who 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 (Raghubir Yadav) is happy to push him towards this unique 'honor' but Natha is reluctant.

Natha's mother (Farrukh Jaffer) screams at his wife (Shalini Vatsa), while his young son urges papa to go through with the suicide so he can use the money to become a policeman.

Local elections are around the corner and what might've been another unnoticed event turns into a cause célèbre, 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.

One TV journalist, in a desperate search for a new angle, tries to examine Natha's faeces to determine his emotional state. Nobody seems to care how Natha really feels.

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?