Natha's land is being put up for compulsory sale but he has a family and his only recourse seems to be suicide.

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Necessity drives an Indian farmer to thoughts of suicide, since the state will pay his family a premium. Anticipating high ratings, the media swarms in as soon as it hears of his plan: what sells better than a suicide on live TV? The politicians soon follow in hopes of gaining votes in exchange for aid and reform programs.

Produced by Bollywood star Aamir Khan, former journalist Anusha Rizvi's debut is an entertaining and biting satire of the media and politics that also offers an unvarnished view of India's contradictions.