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Wrong Question - Natha Kab Marega?

Spoiler Alert: May contain brief description of a few scenes from the movie which will not impact the viewing experience. Finally, got time to spend a nice Sunday and decided to watch the much hyped Peepli [Live] . Needless to say, it is totally worth it. Anusha Rizvi  dished out a very tight script and directed the movie almost to  perfection. The only sad part - this sort of a movie is a wasted effort with most of the Indian audience. Why would I say that? Do I consider myself to be the only smart one out there? Not really. But here is why. As we all know from the trailers , this movie is a satirical description of the disturbing trend of farmer suicides in Vidharba and other agricultural belts in the country. It is a tough ask to depict something painful with humor thrown in and the movie does complete justice to the cause. The character Natha pulls off an amazing role representing a farmer whose land is sold off due to his inability to pay the debt. He has no money...