Pippa First Look: Presenting Ishaan Khatter As Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta
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"Ohooo, looking good," commented Shahid Kapoor while Ishaan's dad Rajesh Khatter wrote "break a leg kid" in the comments section
Ishaan Khatter, on Wednesday, shared his first look as Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta in Raja Krishna Menon-directed film Pippa and made his family and friends go wow. Pippa is set against the 1971 India-Pakistan war and the tank battle film is based on Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta's book titled The Burning Chaffees. The film, co-produced by RSVP and Roy Kapur Films, also stars Mrunal Thakur, Soni Razdan and Priyanshu Painyuli and its shooting starts today. In the first look poster shared by Ishaan Khatter, he can be seen sporting a black uniform of the Armoured Corps of Army and standing in a tank.
"This is going to be special. 'Shooting' begins for our #Pippa! Godspeed," wrote the actor sharing the first look poster. In the comments section, his brother and actor Shahid Kapoor commented: "Ohooo, looking good" while Ishaan's dad Rajesh Khatter wrote: "Break a leg kid." Katrina Kaif, who co-stars with Ishaan in Phone Bhoot, commented: "So exciting" and actresses like Neha Dhupia and Huma Qureshi dropped heart and fire icons in the comments section.
Soni Razdan's caption for the poster of the film read: "Thrilled to present the first look of Ishaan Khatter as the valorous young squadron leader #BrigadierBalramSinghMehta in #Pippa! Shoot with the troop begins today!"
See Ishaan Khatter's first look as Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta here: