Gippi
Gippi
NR | 10 May 2013 (USA)
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Gippi is a coming-of-age story of an ordinary, overweight girl, who, through the course of the film, learns to love herself for exactly who she is. It is also a tale of an underdog, who picks herself up from nothing and finds herself at the top of her own little world.

Reviews
Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring
TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
imran-shafi a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment. a must watch, an excellent movie with some morale and message that is all together missing from the Indian cinema at the moment.
festrel I watched this movie months after the release of this movie..few things you need to be prepared for before you watch this movie is the new and fresh faces who would be acting in this movie for the first time so don't expect aamir khan level of grip over scenes... however having said that all of these faces have pulled off fantastic performances and they LOOK GOOD AND GENUINE ..in the screenplay.. story line - well knit and picked from days of confusion from our own youth and school life.. although i am not sure if Indian kids are as advance as portrayed now so i cant comment about situation where kids talk about puberty sex love dating as openly as displayed but again when i grew up there it was different.. Music ... the movie songs have been dedicated to shammi kappoor era and i i really enjoyed the music from teesri manzil dil tera deewana so it was fantastic touch Kids look like school kids and act like one too unlike alia bhatt's movie where kids act like university students.Overall worth a watch, it tickles and makes you smile, very fresh and engaging. thank you for this movie, i am not a big critic with brief analysis but i hope this helps who ever wants to form an opinion whether or not to watch this. I suggest Go watch and have fun.
livyatnair When you see the trailers of Gippi, what stands out is that its a movie about the misfits or the ones in the class who aren't the coolest or the smartest. It also talks about character and friendships.The movie takes you through some things that most girls face while growing up. Especially being a teenager in today's overly conscious, hyper world. So whether it is the clothes or the looks or the boyfriend, the movie touches a bit on all of that. It touches on the importance of friendships and the right friendships at that.What isn't so nice is that after a bit, the movie tends to drag. The story line falters and the actors aren't able to prop it up either. This is partly also because the girl is quite young and hasn't been able to portray all her scenes with as much reality as one would expect. I am also not too sure about the ending of this movie. The character Gippi is shown as taking on a challenge first for the heck of it and then, just to prove she can do it. However, towards the end the seriousness of the challenge is undermined by the way she behaves when she does succeed and her logic for it. In our schools in India today, the position of the Head Girl or Head Boy is that of a person who is supposed to be a role model. Taking on that role is not taken lightly and nor should it be considered so. While the point they are trying to bring across is that no one is a loser or that everyone has a strength, something about the way she does it seems to belittle that belief. Overall, I'd say the movie is a pleasant one, watchable once.
Dipashri Bardhan A POETRY: Certainly it was embarrassing, when I first realized that I had been changing automatically & no longer be classified under 'Child' category...Some restrictions from my elders expectedly came into my way, in the form of 'to do' & 'not to do' lists, making my mind echo that poem by Cilla Henriette: "I was awakened...To a light of liberation/ It was bright but shy...I wonder why/ I was a child yesterday...But today is different/ I'm just like a clay...To be shaped or bent"..Today, while watching 'Gippi', I was reliving a slice of my adolescence & school days...In fact, everyone (especially womenfolks) can relate to this film, since almost everybody experiences that freakish combination of discomfort-pleasure, arrogance-humiliation & jealousy- sympathy during their transition from childhood to adulthood, which kind of reflects that idea of Carol Burnett, "Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.." !! Here, let me draw a picture whether 'Gippi'-the latest presentation from Dharma Productions & UTV Motion Pictures effectively cures such pimple of juvenility or not...A MOVIE: Based in Simla, the movie tells the story of a 14-year-old girl Gippi (Riya Vij), who is quite ordinary in terms of studies, sports & looks..At home, she faces trouble for her parents are divorced, whereas in school, she is constantly teased by an attractive & intelligent girl (hence, popular in the school campus) Shamira (Jayati Modi)...Meanwhile, she feels awkward with the hormonal changes affecting her physically & mentally, followed by a failure in her first love-story with Arjun (Taaha Shah)..What happens next forms the crux of the drama..'HIGH's : The movie scored really high in Cinematography (Anshuman Mahaley) + Editing (Yashashwini Y.P) + Music (Vishal-Shekhar) & Acting (full marks to Riya Vij & Divya Dutta..The supporting casts also shined in their respective roles)...The kids looked as fresh as morning dew, thereby adding the required sweetness to the show !!'LOW's : The movie scored equally low in Screenplay (so, deccelerating the flow & increasing the predictability of the story) + Climax (lacked right intensity) + Showing Gippi dancing to Shammi Kapoor numbers looked out of place, because teenagers of today's era would normally connect to contemporary songs/heroes...Also, Shamira's meanness toward Gippi (for no reason) gets diluted in audience's mind, when Gippi does the same towards Ashish(Aditya Deshpande) & Kabir(Mrinal Chawla), without any strong provocation = All written by debutant Director Sonam Nair showed the mediocrity of her effort...A MESSAGE (Perfection vs Imperfection): The moment Gippi learnt that 'A beautiful thing is never perfect' (Tagline of 'Gippi'), the movie silently delivered a subtle message regarding the pursuit of perfection & imperfection…Interestingly, this pursuit is nothing new…Let's see chronologically, 1)In Egypt (around 2500 BC) Pharaohs were considered as perfect human beings, thus worshipped in the temples as GOD.. 2) Aristotle (around 323 BC) defined 'perfection' as "something which is complete + has attained its purpose"… 3) During renaissance (around 16th Century), sculptors made masterpieces of perfect human body…In addition, Leonardo Da Vinci used geometry to make flawless human figure… 4) In today's world when women pamper themselves with 'Dior' in their lips or 'Gucci' in their eyes and men indulge themselves in 'TAG Heuer' in their wrists or 'Giorgio Armani' in their wardrobes, the same conflict between perfection & imperfection whispers..And this conflict has no end, unless one decides what is more important: Attainable happiness or unattainable satisfaction !! Since perfection has no fixed terminology, so the same thing can be viewed as perfect & imperfect by different observers...But, if you can give your best at whatever you do,without thinking of 'being perfect', then irrespective of the material outcome, achievement will surely greet you since you are the best judge to yourself...Constantly aiming for perfection gives birth to despair since it has no limit, symbolizing the thought of Vladimir Horowitz: "Perfection itself is imperfection" !! Won't you agree that luscious smiles are mostly asymmetrical/ 18 Karat gold ornament always glitters more than 22 Karat gold ornament or, a husky voice is often more alluring than a smooth voice ?As the movie ended, an imperfect girl (Gippi) truly brightened those lines of a perfect beauty (Marilyn Monroe), "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring..." !!An OPINION: Although having a deep message, the movie somehow failed in impactful execution...Overall, 'Gippi' is good for a one time watch only, complemented by a feel-good factor...Go & watch this Coming-of-Age flick where a small girl proves that 'Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect...It means that you have decided to look beyond the imperfections' (Tagline of 'Gippi')... Recommended !!