Peepli Live (2010) on Netflix
Natha, a farmer in Peepli, cannot repay the loans that would take his land. The headman says suicide would bring his family compensation; his brother Budhia urges him on. A reporter overhears.
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Plot summary
In the village of Peepli, in Mukhya Pradesh, the farmer Natha struggles to earn enough for his wife Dhaniya, his children and his ailing mother Amma, while banks demand repayment of his loans and hold his land as security. His elder brother Budhia joins him in asking the village headman, Bhai Thakur, for help. Thakur, whose Sammaan party faces a by-election against the Apna Dal opposition, tells them that a suicide would bring the family government compensation of one lakh rupees. Budhia takes the idea seriously. Discussing it at a tea stall, the brothers are overheard by Rakesh, a local reporter, and his report carries the story to the national news channels.
Cast
- Sitaram Panchalas Bhai Thakur
- Anoop Trevedias Thanedar Jugan
- Pravin Singh Sisodiaas Gudda Babu
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- Onkar Das Manikpurias NathadManikpuri(as Omkar Das Manikpuri)
- Maxima Basuas Lady Reporter
- Sakshi Bhatiaas Reporter
- Abhishek Gautamas Journalist
- Vinod Goswamias Journalist(archive footage)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Peepli Live (2010)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Peepli Live competed at the Sundance Film Festival, becoming the first film from India ever to achieve that feat.
- The Congress Party took the film to court over the song "Mehngai Dayan Khaye Jat Hai", alleging it called Sonia Gandhi a "Dayan" (female ghost); the court dismissed the case, holding that Gandhi was not responsible for India's rising inflation.
- The Nagpur-based farmers' advocacy group VJAS asked the Maharashtra government to ban the film over its depiction of farmer suicides; its president Kishor Tiwari called Peepli Live far from reality and an insult to Vidarbha's debt-trapped farmers.
