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One of the two trailers—part of the 12-promo series planned by Khan—with Raghubir Yadav and Rajpal Yadav in lead roles,had ample humour to make one look forward to the film. However,at the core of the film is the decision of a farmer (Rajpal) to commit suicide in order to get government compensation to run his family,which triggers off a hilarious series of events.

The producer,known for his aggressive marketing skills that have earlier aided the success of Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na and Taare Zameen Par,applauded Rizvi for her work. “It is an excellent script and the casting is done well too.” Taking a dig at himself,he added,“Casting plays a huge role and needs to be done right,like how I played a college student in 3 Idiots.”

Though Khan kept his audience entertained,the director of the film was missing from the event. In fact,till a day before the event,she was unaware of the promo launch and the event that happened on Thursday in the city. Over phone from Delhi,she said that the film confirms to her views on the life in rural India. “It is usually the politicians who are heard but I hope to voice the common man’s concerns and present their side of the story.” About working with Khan,she said,“Some experiences have been good and some not so good,but what matters most is the energy,the people and the experience that went into making the film.”

Incidentally,Khan also joined Twitter on Wednesday and his first tweet was a prose in Urdu,dedicated to Amitabh Bachchan. “Mr Bachchan insisted that I join the Twitter community and I could not have refused him,” he said. Within a few hours,the actor already had a 56,000-plus-strong following. However,the actor claims that he will not be using this social networking platform to promote his forthcoming production. “It is co-incidental that I joined Twitter the same day I have launched the promos of Peepli Live,” he clarified.