Peepli [Live] singers protest 'meagre' payments, want more

The singers of Mehangai Daayan Khaye Jaat Hai from Aamir Khan's home production Peepli [Live] are unhappy with the amount paid for their work and say that they have been invited by the superstar to Mumbai so that the matter can be resolved. Gayaprasad Prajapati, a teacher from the village Badwai in Madhya Pradesh, has penned the track and sung it along with his troupe. The song got attention after opposition parties expressed a desire to use it in the wake of inflation, but Aamir refused their offer to buy it.

"The crew had come here for shooting and said they want to use the song which I perform with my troupe. The 11 singers and I were paid only Rs 1100. I feel that it's not a justified amount to be given to a musician, and that's why I have raised my voice against it. We want to be paid Rs 11 lakh," said Prajapati. Prajapati said that Aamir has now asked him to come to Mumbai, so that the issue can be resolved. "Aamir wants to meet us now. We were supposed to go on July 11, but tickets were not available. Now we are going today, lets see what will Aamir say. We are hopeful he will give us our due payment," he said. He said that there are 11 people in his troupe and they will divide the money amongst themselves.