After creating waves last year with his feel good film Student of The Year,which made stars out of three newcomers,producer Karan Johar is ready with a teenage drama Gippi. Gippi is the story of an overweight 14-year-old girl played by Riya Vij,who has a crush on Taaha Shah in her school. She hates the idea of dieting. From the first promos,Riya has done full justice to her role and there is lot of cribbing as the teenage girls would do. The movie also has a maximum number of newcomers,all from Delhi and the movie was shot during their summer vacations last year. It's one of the least expensive projects of Dharma Production and has been directed by Sonam Nair,who had assisted Ayan Mukherji in Wake up Sid. Calling Gippi a small film with a large heart,Karan Johar feels that the story of Gurpreet Kaur,aka Gippi,is one that many will relate to. "Gippi is a new kind of film and it is unusual for us to venture into that space. I hope it gets all the love it deserves. The script took me back to my growing-up years. Everyone has a Gippi in them and I'm sure people will connect with the character. Small films need large strategies. And we'll be going all out for this one. It has been translated very sensibly," said Karan Johar. Karan Johar said Sonam,who is the first woman director on board a Dharma project,is vibrant and fun herself. "She has the spark to make great fun films." About the music composed by Vishal-Shekhar,he said: "They have come up with a spunky soundtrack. Just like the character of Gippi,the music had to be kick-ass." Gippi,produced by Dharma Productions,releases on May 10. (With inputs from Bollywood Hungama)
