When was the last time you saw a teenage girl, on the verge of attaining puberty, discussing the noticeable changes in physical appearance with a friend of same age...in a bold-intrepid manner, without being hesitant and apologetic about it at any minute?I guess that never happened on Indian screen before…and solely for that very ‘I will talk what I feel’ attitude, Sonam Nair’s GIPPI is appreciative. But as they say in Bollywood, “a good start never ensures an equally better end”, GIPPI too falls short of expectations it creates in the very beginning.
Fat, clumsy, chubby, not-so-presentable but fun-loving, goodhearted, charming girl of 14 lives in a close bunch of friends like her (insultingly being called as losers by a green-tea addicted, hot body, heavily accented fellow student) and in an even predictably dreamy family of her single mother & an irritating younger brother, having bigger issues than his waist size.
Film constantly & comfortably comes up with a plenty of feel-good moments that bring smiles of your face but most of the times, not because of the situation but the lovely character GIPPI represents. The problem lies in the writing that becomes too convenient, predictable and dramatically regular at places.
To conclude, GIPPI is a sugar-coated, candy floss kind of effort that forcibly tries to overcome its flaws in order to be a ‘coming of age’ teenage drama. Watch out for the amazingly fresh presence of GIPPI on the screen and her warm-funny-inviting chemistry with the mother (Divya Dutta in her regular avatar) but sadly it's not good enough to make you fall in love for long. Do it one more time, I say. **[2/5]
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