Ishaan Khatter is all set to play Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta in an upcoming film. The film has been titled Pippa and is directed by Raja Krishna Menon. Raja also directed Akshay Kumar’s Airlift.
“I’m exhilarated to be a part of a film of such magnitude and importance. Getting to play the suave and spirited tank commander Captain Balram Mehta is a true privilege. I’m looking forward to the exciting experience of ‘Pippa’,” Ishaan was quoted as saying.
During the Indo-Pak war in 1971 Veteran Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta of the 45th Cavalry tank squadron, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern
front.
The film is adapted from a book, The Burning Chaffees. Pippa is co-written by Ravinder Randhawa, Tanmay Mohan and Raja Krishna Menon.
Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur will be co-producing the film.
Talking about the film, Menon said, “‘Pippa’ is a war film, but it also has an emotional core celebrating the triumph of love and humanity. The fact that there is going to be some never-seen-before tank war action is extremely thrilling to me as a filmmaker, but it’s the heroism and patriotism displayed by the young and strapping Brigadier Mehta, despite all that he was going through in his family, that really connected with me when Siddharth shared this story.”
Pippa is scheduled to hit theatres by the end of 2021.
