PEEPLI [Live]

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Synopsis

After losing their plot of land over an unpaid government loan two brothers, Natha and Budhia, are hard-pressed to find a solution to their problems. A set of circumstantial encounters lead the pair to become embroiled in a chain of events that thrust them into the sudden spotlight of media attention. With elections around the corner what would otherwise have been common fare turns into a ‘cause celebre’ with everybody wanting a piece of the action. From the glitzy television studios in New Delhi to the Agricultural Ministry, journalists, newsmen, local and national politicians descend upon the little village to stake their claim. The question on everybody on everyone’s lips is, “Will he or Won’t he?” As the circus propagates itself what will be the fate of farmer Natha where nobody stops to ask how he really feels...