Om Singh

IB 71 starring Anupam Kher and Vidyut Jammwal is based on an untold story of Indian Airlines hijacking in the year 1971 before the Bangladesh Liberation War in December 71. Ganga was an old aircraft in the Indian Airlines fleet, already withdrawn from service but was re-inducted just days before the hijacking. The film highlights the role of IB (Intelligence Bureau) in the months leading to 1971 War and how behind the scenes work of IB agents contributed to India's win in the liberation of Bangladesh. A must watch to understand the contribution of our men and women from the Intelligence community.

"Veer Bhogya Vasundhara" is a war cry of the Indian Army which we hear in the film time and again, it translates to, "The brave shall inherit the Earth". Pippa is an excellent adaption of The Burning Chaffees, a book by Capt Balram Singh Mehta which talks about the coming of age of a young man and a nation. The film helps the audience to experience a very important chapter of the Indian Subcontinent History in the 20th century. Pippa is set in the 1971 Indo-Pak war where the Indian Army helped liberate the oppressed Bagla people from Pakistan. The film shows some realistic shots of tank battles in the erstwhile East Pakistan. Apart from the adrenaline rush that a war film gives, Pippa is a must watch to understand the realities and struggles of the Bangla people at that point of time and the compulsion of Indian government to act in their favour.