In the days running up to the release of Aamir Khan’s latest production Peepli Live — a dark comedy on the widening gap between rural and urban lives — first-time director Anusha Rizvi is quite nervous. Her anxiety is matched by that of 40-year-old Omkar Das Manikpuri of Brindanagar village in Chhattisgarh, the lead actor in the movie, who wants the film to hit the box-office soon, only so that he can go and shake hands with his idol— actor Amitabh Bachchan.
Manikpuri plays the lead role of Natha in Peepli Live that releases on August 13. “Since childhood, I have been a huge fan of Mr Bachchan. I am hoping he comes for the film premiere,” he says.
“All this seems like a dream. It is quite unbelievable. My friends and family back in the village call me and talk about the promos on television. I feel really happy when they say all such nice things. Aamir ji recently made me meet the Love Aaj Kal heroine— Deepika ji (Padukone). She was very nice to me too,” says Manikpuri.
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