Advani praises Aamir’s Peepli Live, but not the subject
Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday claimed that he liked “realistic depiction of village life” in Amir Khan’s home production Peepli Live. However, he said it would have been better if the filmmaker had chosen a subject other than farmers’ suicide.
The film, directed by debutante Anusha Rizvi, is a satire on the country’s agrarian crisis and the subsequent media and political response.
While writing in his blog the octogenarian BJP leader said, “When last week Aamir Khan arranged a special show of his Peepli Live for our NDA MPs, I complimented him on the fact that his film was a sharp contrast. It was a starkly realistic depiction of village life. For many urban viewers, it may have been a first time experience.”
Mr Advani said, “I told Aamir I have been to villages in Andhra and Vidarbha where many such suicides have taken place. And I can well imagine how distressed these families would feel if they were to see the film and find that the tragedies they have passed through were being made an object of mockery. The film would have been very effective if it had chosen some subject like NREGA as the central theme.”
The 82-year-old politician was greatly impressed by the caricature the film had made out of the rivalry between TV channels and between politicians.
Praising Aamir, the BJP leader said, “Even so, this latest production of his also once again shows that he is a rare film maker who never hesitates to experiment with off-beat stuff. This film impresses even though Aamir is not the director; nor is he acting in the film. The director is Ms Anusha Rizvi, a former TV journalist.”
Meanwhile, in another post on the same blog the BJP leader has praised his party MPs, especially Jaswant Singh and Murli Manohar Joshi, for their “excellent performance” in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. He also lauded NC leader Farooq Abdullah for denouncing talks of “azadi” in Kashmir.
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