Peepli Live
Aug 13 2010
•2h 50m
•Drama, Comedy
Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.
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Omkar Das Manikpuri
Natha
Raghubir Yadav
Budhia
Malaika Shenoy
Nandita Malik
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Rakesh
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