‘Peepli Live’ begins its journey of fame and recognition

An Aamir Khan’s film naturally raises expectations and awe from the audience before it hits the screens. And his forthcoming ‘Peepli Live’ has already started its journey of fame and recognition with bagging in the Best First Feature Film award at the 31st Durban International Film Festival in South Africa.
“Peepli Live has been awarded the Best First Feature Film at the Durban International Film Festival. Everyone is ecstatic about the win. The honour means a great deal, especially considering that Anusha Rizvi is a first time director,” said an official statement from Aamir Khan Productions adding, “Peepli Live is an ambitious and well-realised film that deals with serious political issues in a witty and entertaining manner. It creates an enchanting world of colourful characters, images and music that engrosses viewers throughout.”
Directed by debutante Anusha Rizvi and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, the movie is slated to hit the screens August 13. The film also stars Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Naseeruddin Shah, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Vishal O. Sharma, Aamir Bashir, Sitaram Panchal and Yugal Kishore.
The movie is about two impoverished farmers – Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) and Budhia (Raghubir Yadav) – who live in a village called Peepli. They are about to lose their land due to debts when an incompetent politician suggests they commit suicide to get government help. The news spreads and the media turns Natha into a celebrity.