Peepli (live) / written and directed by Anusha Rizvi.

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Material type: Film

FilmLanguage: Hindi Publication details: Mumbai : Excel Home Entertainment, c2010.Description: 1 (DVD) (ca. 190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Feature films.

DDC classification:

A00192

Production credits:

Co-director, Mahmood Farooqui ; co-producer, Ronnie Screwvala.

Cast: Omkar Das, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Farrukh Jaffer.Summary: On the week of local elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an upaid government loan. Desperate they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to do what needs to be done for the sake of their families, a media frenzy ingnites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	A00192 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	P3	Available		A00192

Originally released theatrically in 2010.

Summary taken from container.

Co-director, Mahmood Farooqui ; co-producer, Ronnie Screwvala.

Omkar Das, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Farrukh Jaffer.

On the week of local elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an upaid government loan. Desperate they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to do what needs to be done for the sake of their families, a media frenzy ingnites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide.

In Hindi with English and Arabic subtitles.

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