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'Peepli Live' is India's Oscar entry

Khan starrer is UTV, actor's fourth nod in last five years

NEW DELHI -- India's Oscar entry this year is “Peepli Live” -- the directorial debut by former TV news journalist Anusha Rizvi -- which takes a satirical look at the growing problem of farmer suicides in rural India and how that inspires a media circus.