Movie Story : Pippa is a war drama based on the true story of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India's 45 Cavalry regiment, who serves alongside his brothers on the eastern front during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. The film follows his coming-of-age as he steps up to prove his courage in the campaign to liberate Bangladesh. Its title comes from the PT-76, a Soviet amphibious tank that floats like an empty tin of ghee.