Bollywood War Epic ‘Pippa’ Sets Prime Video Premiere, Trailer Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Bollywood war epic “Pippa” will get a direct-to-streaming release on Prime Video. “Pippa” is based on the book “The Burning Chaffees,” written by Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta and the screenplay is by Ravinder Randhawa, Tanmay Mohan and Menon.
Ishaan plays Captain Mehta of the 45th Cavalry tank squadron who fought on India’s eastern front during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, which led to the creation of Bangladesh.
The film’s title is a reference to the amphibious tank called the PT-76, popularly known as “Pippa,” which features prominently in the film.
The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films, and directed by Raja Krishna Menon (“Airlift”) and written by Menon, Tanmay Mohan, and Ravinder Randhawa.
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