Cast: Aadi Pudipeddi, Nisha Aggarwal, Sharada, G Krishna, Chandra Mohan, Bhavna Ruparel, Srinivasa Avasarala, Brahmanandam, Maruthi Rao, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Rao Ramesh and Tanikella Bharani
Director: G Ashok
Rating: 2.5 out 5
Some films take time to strike a chord with the audience, but 'Sukumarudu', about greedy NRI protagonist, makes an instant connect with viewers. It's another Telugu film high on emotion with good performances. However, what makes the seemingly entertaining film boring and melodramatic is the done to death presentation style....
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06:17 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood has had its own share of teenage dramas. From Jaya Bachchan's 'Guddi' to Karan Johar's latest offering 'Gippi', the teenage drama have been given a new twist with each passing decade, but there are a few age-old formulas that make it to most of the teenage films. And, Sonam Nair's 'Gippi' is no different. Despite providing a more realistic approach on the teenage drama, the film also...
06:45 PM, May 10, 2013
Director Sonam Nair joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on her new film 'Gippi'. Q. Why you tried to explore this type of movies..movies on teenage are hardly made in Bollywood? Asked by: Kabirr A. I think teen years are the best years of our lives, and also the most important ones. And yet, we hardly make movies about them. So I thought, I should! Q. How much role nowadays...
04:31 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: Director Sonam Nair's 'Gippi' is about a teenage girl Gurpreet Kaur (Riya Vij) who is not comfortable in tackling the issues related to adolescence. She is unable to cope up with peer pressure and the pressure to look slim and smart in worldly senses. Divya Dutta is playing her mother Pappi Jee in the film, and she treats Gippi like a friend. Taaha Shah and Jayati Modi are...
01:42 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: Sonam Nair's debut directorial venture 'Gippi' is all set to hit the screens on May 10. Riya Vij is playing the character of Gippi while Divya Dutta will be seen as Gippi's mother Pappi. Divya describes her role, "Hindi films limit the roles to good or bad or sweet but in my opinion a character has many more aspects. The facets of a character change as per the...
03:16 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Director Sonam Nair, along with the cast of 'Gippi', took part in a promotional event. Riya Vij, Divya Dutta, Taaha Shah and Jayati Modi were seen enjoying every moment of the event. Delhi girl Riya Vij is playing the role of 'Gippi' while Divya Dutta will be seen as her mother Pappi. ...
12:12 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Do you want to have fun with zombies or teenagers? This Friday Zombie comedy 'Go Goa Gone', produced by Saif Ali Khan, and teenage drama 'Gippi' from Karan Johar's stable are hitting the screens take your pick. Co-directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, 'Go Goa Gone' is touted as Bollywood's first zombie comedy. The movie is produced by Illuminati Films, co-owned by Saif, who will be seen...
01:19 PM, May 07, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Divya Dutta, known for her versatile performances in films like 'Baghban', 'Aaja Nachle' and 'Veer Zaara', says she has never tried to stick to an image and always done different kind of roles. "I have never tried to bind myself in some kind of an image on screen. I have always tried to do different things. Like I have played the role of a friend in 'Veer Zaara',...
05:29 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: A mixed bag of Bollywood and Hollywood films is keeping Divya Dutta busy these days. "I have recently signed two other very big (Indian) films. I have signed a Hollywood flick too...I can't talk about those now," she told IANS. The actress said that she will start shooting for the Hollywood film "in August this year". "The half shooting will be held in India and rest abroad," she added....
06:53 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Mumbai: TV actress Divyanka Tripathi, who made her small screen debut with 'Banoo Main Teri Dulhann', will soon be seen in Ekta Kapoor's new show 'Custody'. She says the shooting for the show will start soon. The show is said to be based on author Manju Kapoor's eponymous novel, and if reports are to be believed, it will mark the comeback of actor Cezanne Khan to the small screen. "I...
07:18 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Divya Dutta, who will soon be seen in Karan Johar's production 'Gippi', says this is her first film with the filmmaker and she loved doing it. "I loved doing the film. I got a beautiful compliment from Karan when he called me up and said he loved my performance," the actress said here Thursday on the sets of TV show 'Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai'. "Yesterday (Wednesday), I...
06:44 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Actress Divya Dutta, who plays the role of single mother in upcoming movie 'Gippi', says she drew inspiration from her own mother for the role. The 35-year-old plays single mother to the lead actress in the movie. "My role in 'Gippi' is that of single mother who's more of a buddy to her daughter. She's not a stereotypical mom, but crazy. Yet (she is) strong and emotional," Divya...
11:44 AM, Apr 11, 2013
The coming-of-age story of 'Gippi' is directed by Sonam Nair and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar. ...
05:34 PM, Apr 01, 2013
