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Ronnie Screwvala and Aditya Roy Vikrant Massey is all set to romance
Kapur have announced their next Kriti Kharbanda, in an incredibly
venture with director Raja Krishna funny love story, 14 Phere. The actor,
Menon. Starring Ishaan Khattar who plays a small-town boy, Sanjay,
and titled Pippa, it is a war film that said the story is fresh and answers
revolves around an army tank – a first several pertinent questions. “By the
for Indian cinema. title, one can guess it’s about two
The film will have the Battle of weddings involving the same couple
Garibpur as the backdrop, in which which makes it interesting,” he avers.
the 45th Cavalry Tank Squadron, Vikrant has been prepping for the
led by Captain Balram Singh Mehta, film for over a month on video calls
fought against Pakistani forces. with director Devanshu Singh and will
Speaking about the film, Ishaan jump into the shoot after completing
Emraan shares, “I’m exhilarated to be a part two weeks of work on Haseen
of a film of such magnitude. Getting a Dillruba. Point out that he is now
chance to play the role of the spirited getting to romance a new actress in
tank commander Captain Balram every film and he guffaws, “That’s a
Mehta is a privilege and honor”. good feeling and I’m looking forward
Emraan Hashmi is set to take on a Ronnie says, “The story of the 45th to getting to know Kriti better through
comedic role in his next film Sab First the making of this film.”
Class Hai. The movie will revolve Meanwhile, Kriti has also started
around the dreams of a common workshops with Devanshu. “I don’t
man in India. With Balwinder Singh think Aditi’s character works with
as the director, Sab First Class Hai my voice, so I am working on voice
will be produced by Deepak Mukut, modulation. I like to bring something
Shivanshu Pandey, Nishant Pitti, and new to the table with each character
Abhay Sinha. and Aditi is today’s girl, with a voice
“As soon as Emraan heard the script, and mind. The lockdown helped me
his body language said that he was shape the character. I got to stalk new
on, though he wanted to sleep on people over the internet and pick up
it like any other actor,” said director nuances for Aditi. I love her and would
Balwinder Singh Janjua. Ishaan myself want to be Aditi after this film,”
“We did a few sessions on the video she laughs. She’s equally excited to
call, which is unlike anything I’ve work with Vikrant. “We met in March
done before. A week later Emraan Squadron led by Captain Balram and chatted like we had known each
called me with suggestions and his Mehta is one that needs to be told other forever. I am looking forward to
thoughts on the script. He was on and to this generation. Pippa is a visual sharing the screen with someone as
we were very excited”, Janjua added. celebration of not only India’s valor enthusiastic as me,” she said.
Talking about the film, the director but also the sharp strategy shown by
said, “Sab First Class Hai is hilarious us during the year of 1971 along with
yet sensitive. It is about the common our alliance with Bangladesh, all seen
man and how he can go to any length through the eyes of the Mehta family”.
to fulfill his needs. In the bargain, he Pippa is written by Raja Krishna
risks losing his family, his standing in Menon, Randhawa, and Tanmay
society, and gets caught in a situation Mohan and based on the book The
he cannot find his way out of.” Burning Chaffees, penned by the
Emraan Hashmi, who is undoubtedly retired Brigadier Mehta himself. The
excited about acting in a comedy, two-day battle was fought by the
said, “Balwinder’s script is a laugh squadron in Russian PT-76 amphibious
riot but it has poignant moments as tanks nicknamed ‘Pippa’ and went on
well”. to greatly influence the war in India’s Vikrant
favor.

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