By Neeraj Nanda
Melbourne: Aamir Khan’s much talked about home production ‘Peepli Live’ is all set to be premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2010 on 6th August. Director Anusha Rizvi, producer Aamir Khan and the film’s stars will be in attendance for a special gala screening of Peepli Live, a biting social-satire on poverty, the media and Indian society.
Producer Aamir Khan, Director Anusha Rizvi and actors of the film are expected to attend the premier in Melbourne.
Burdened with an unpaid loan, poverty-stricken farmers Natha and Budhia risk losing everything. Desperate to keep the roof over his family’s heads, Natha hatches a plan to commit suicide – thereby ensuring the intervention of a government program that helps out the families of deceased. But once a reporter latches onto the story, Natha unwillingly becomes the centre of a frenzied media maelstrom.
A biting social satire that lampoons both government and media in one fell swoop, Peepli Live puts a comedic spin on one of the darkest issues facing India today. First-time filmmaker Anusha Rizvi shines a spotlight on an uncomfortable subject, and turns it into outrageous farce.
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