Ishaan Khatter Mrunal Thakur Priyanshu Painyulis war drama Pippa to begin shoot in September
Now it seems like the actors will finally begin the shoot in September. According to a daily, the actors begin reading sessions by mid August. The cast has to familiarise themselves with the story and also prep from August onwards for war and combat action scenes.Based on the book The Burning Chaffees by war veteran Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta this collaboration has Airlift director Raja Krishna Menon at its helm. Pippa is set to have Ishaan in the role of Brigadier Mehtaa veteran of the 45th Cavalry Tank Squadron who fought on the eastern front during the Indo Pakistan war of 1971.The film titled Pippa is written by Ravinder Randhawa Tanmay Mohan, and Raja Krishna Menon. In their Pippa, Balram and his tank squadron fought the riveting 48-hour-long Battle of Garibpur that laid the foundation for and influenced the outcome of the impending war in India favour. The film also portrays the coming of age of a young Mehta as well as of our nation as both stepped up to prove themselves in a war for the liberation of another country.In addition to the wat front bravado thrilling military camaraderie, and majestic action sequences that will surely wow audiences, this story also explores the poignancy of a family displaced during wartime amidst the backdrop of the heart wrenching refugee crisis that plagues our world even t