Movie Review: Pippa, a rare War movie from Bollywood
A movie named after a tank. It has got to be rare! A Bollywood movie without a love interest, even rarer. A war movie with a Punjabi hero not played by Sunny Deol, about as rare as the Kohinoor. I found Pippa to be reasonably realistic, compared to the standard Bollywood war movies, with a few exceptions. The tanks are the authentic Soviet PT-76s with the Indian Army modification of a standing (and extremely risky) commander. The Bullet used by the protagonist is authentic 1970s (although that particular bike hasn't ever changed). The Mahindra Jeeps, the SLR/.303 rifles, the clothes worn by Bangladeshi refugees and freedom fighters, the uniforms, the one Pakistani jet shown. The big unrealistic item (for me) was AK-type weapons being used by both the Indian and Pakistani armies, as well as the Mukti Bahini freedom fighters. It surprised me to the extent that I did a quick Google search. I didn't find any mention of our Soldiers using AKs, or even SKS. The Indian Infantrym