[Peepli] : singers protest little payments

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 the offer.
"The crew had come here for shooting and said they want to use the song which I perform with my troupe. Me and the 11 singers were only given 1100 rupees. 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 11 lakh rupees," Prajapati said.
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 11 July but there was non-availability of tickets. 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.