Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- The moment Pippa had been announced, it commanded our attention. The film, starring Ishaan Khatter, Priyanshu Painyuli, and Mrunal Thakur, would be an adaptation of 'The Burning Chaffees' by Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta and would recount how he, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front in 1971 during the Indo-Pak War. Ahead of the workshops, Priyanshu has now immersed himself in reading the book. View this post on Instagram

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Talking to Mid Day, he said, "Brigadier Mehta's story was first chronicled in the book. The written word often has a strong impact on the mind. It's necessary to know the plot points and milieu, and experience it as a reader before ...