Gippi is what Student Of The Year was in 2012. And they are quite related - school life (instead of college life), competition & relationships.
Riya Vij is sweet & plump, perfect for the lead character. She acts well, too, but in various attempts in trying to be cool, she stumbles midway. Divya Dutta is mature & good. Arbaz Kadwani is great and is the perfect brother. I could relate to him.
The story isn't new to us. The plot has been MADE inventive with the inclusion of puberty, sexual organs & blah blah blah. While, Sonam Nair touches these "blah blah blah" (sensitive) topics deftly, she loses vision & the story-line crumbles to something else, which is why I mentioned SOTY before. Here, they vie for the post of Head-Girl. First half is genuine. Second half is acutely predictable & stands as the integral part in spoiling the whole movie-watching fun. With hugely ridiculous slapstick plot turns, it also has its side-stories which makes it either "indecent" or "mature" (depending on the viewer). Otherwise, Gippi has nice music, mediocre dialogs, good performances & average screenplay.
Bring back the school memories with Gippi, but if you are a serious cinema buff, then you might wanna reconsider. Cute little 14-year olds having a strict diet plans & NOT gorging on ice-creams is a thing the filmmakers should have reconsidered.
BOTTOM LINE: 4.1/10 for the fatso Gippi(who isn't as fat as she seems to be) who makes it watchable. Every growing kid CAN/SHOULD/MAY/MAY-WANT-TO/MUST/OUGHT-TO watch it!
MESSAGE: It's all about having a BIG heart & being yourself.
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
Profanity: No | Sex, Nudity or Mouth-Kiss: No | Vulgarity: Very Mild (with a kiddo perspective) | Violence, Gore: No | Alcohol: Mediocre | Smoking: Strong | Drugs: No
