Pippa Movie Review

A good war film takes you up close to the sights and smells of battle, to the point where you flinch when bullets hit bodies, and want the bloodshed to end just as much as the characters on screen do.

Pippa merits applause. It is a war film that refrains from a frontal attack on our senses and eardrums. No mean feat that.

But, overall the movie is a tribute to Indias generosity in the making of Bangladesh. A sincere mission which could have been executed a little bit better in the film.

However, Pippa does have its shortcomings, particularly in the second half, where the pacing could have been tighter.

War films are not uncommon in Indian cinema. There are soldiers, there’s patriotism, there’re martyrs and heroes.

Whether a brazen young soldier or one displaying leadership and presence of mind, Ishaan Khatter shines in his role. Priyanshu Painyuli, as the disciplined and brave Major Ram Mehta, is outstanding.