Natha a bad farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India will lose his story of land because of an overdue small business loan. A quick fix to the issue is the a government program that aids the households of indebted farmers who have actually committed suicide. As a way of survival Farmer Natha can select to die. His bro mores than happy to press him in the direction of this distinct 'honour' but Natha hesitates. Neighborhood elections are around the bend and also what might have been one more unnoticed event becomes a 'cause celebre' with everybody desiring a piece of the action. Political bigwigs, high-level bureaucrats, regional henchmen and also the ever-zealous media descend upon sleepy Peepli to lay their case. The question on everyone's lips - "Will he or Won't he?" As the mania escalates, no one appears to care exactly how Natha truly feels.