PLOT: It tells the story of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India’s 45 Cavalry regiment who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. Named after the Russian amphibious war tank “PT-76”, which floats on water like an empty ‘pippa’ (tin) of ghee, the film traces Mehta’s coming-of-age as he steps up to prove himself in a war to liberate Bangladesh.
Pippa is a biographical war film based on the life of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India’s 45 Cavalry regiment who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, directed by Raja Krishna Menon. The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the banner of RSVP Movies and Roy Kapur Films.
The film premiered on 10th November 2023 on Amazon Prime Video.
Star Cast:
Ishaan Khatter as Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta
Mrunal Thakur as Radha Mehta
Priyanshu Painyuli as Major Ram Mehta
Soni Razdan as Maati/Mrs Mehta
Soham Majumdar as Anirban
Chandrachoor Rai as Chiefy/Major Daljit Singh Narag
Anuj Singh Duhan as Speedy/Lt. Tejinder Singh Sidhu
Kamal Sadanah as Field Marshal Sam Bahadur
Inaaamulhaq as Shibli
Harssh A Singh as Major Abbas
Flora David Jacob as Indira Gandhi
Pippa Movie Rating:
Direction 2.5/5
Acting 2.5/5
Dialogues 2/5
Story 3/5
Screenplay 2.5/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars (AVG)
