It's easier to make jingoistic films, believes 바카라바카라 director , who says he was lucky to have a team that let him stick to his conviction while crafting the upcoming 1971 India-Pakistan war drama.
Menon, known for films like 바카라Chef바카라 and 바카라Airlift바카라, said he is happy that producers embraced his idea of creating 바카라Pippa바카라 in the least jingoistic manner.
"It is easier to make bombastic, jingoistic, 바카라we are going to kill everybody바카라, or 바카라chop off people바카라s head' (kind of films). I was fortunate that the universe was right for the film from the producers, actors, technicians and everybody who is part of it, we all agreed that바카라s not the film that we are going to make, and managed to stick through it,바카라 the director told PTI in an interview.
Billed as a heroic tank battle, "Pippa" revolves around the bravery of Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta, played by , a veteran of the 45th Cavalry tank squadron, who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the war of 1971.
"We are trying to tell a real story. Cinema takes a lot of money and a lot of times people tend to take the easiest road, especially when you have a film mounted on a big scale. I was fortunate to have people around me who allowed me to not take that road and stick to my conviction,바카라 the director added.
Menon hopes that seeing a real story of a war film will be entertaining for the audience.
"I hope it (film) resonates. People like something different and I think people will react to it in some way. I don바카라t want to be ignored, I don바카라t mind if I바카라m hated or loved, but what I despise is being ignored, then what are we doing?
Khatter, who plays Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta, remarked that 바카라Pippa바카라 shows a journey of righteousness without any "external bravado".
"It was more about the human journey, which was very compelling. It is something that we don바카라t see often. The righteousness and the resolve that they had, the conviction that they had that they were fighting for the right thing, they fought for the liberation of other people.
"That emotion is so strong and unique, it is different from, 바카라Hum jaa kar tabahe macha denge'.... It was a very beautiful emotion to play as a young actor and I hope people see that,바카라 he said.
The 28-year-old actor said playing an age-appropriate role in a war film like 바카라Pippa바카라 is a 바카라rare바카라 opportunity for a young actor like him.
"I'm fortunate that I got this opportunity because he (Menon) cast me. And by virtue of that, you will see a totally different war film, a slightly more authentic film. I was 26-year-old when we were filming the battle of Garibpur. So, he (his character) was 26 and I was 26, and it was a beautiful accident that happened,바카라 he said.
"Pippa", which also stars and , will start streaming on from November 10.
Thakur, best known for films like 바카라Love Sonia바카라, 바카라Super 30바카라, 바카라Jersey바카라, said she is looking forward to the premiere of "Pippa" ahead of Diwali.
바카라We are happy that the film that we shot, that we truly believed in, it바카라s coming out at the best time on Diwali. I feel so blessed that my three films, 바카라Toofaan바카라, 바카라Sita Ramam바카라, and 바카라Pippa바카라 have been released on Amazon Prime,바카라 she said.
Menon said the wait for the film, which was ready last year, has been worth it.
바카라It is exciting. I don't think there바카라s relief, relief would mean at some point we lost hope. We knew that things were difficult, the (theatrical release) environment was difficult. But we believed in the film that we made and we decided to wait till we had the right time."
바카라Pippa바카라 is backed by producers Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur.
