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Thappad
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| Thappad | |
|---|---|
| File:Thappad film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anubhav Sinha |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Anubhav Sinha |
| Written by | Anubhav Sinha Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul |
| Starring | Taapsee Pannu |
| Music by | Mangesh Dhakde |
| Cinematography | Soumik Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Yasha Ramchandani |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹24 crore[3] |
| Box office | ₹43.77 crore[3] |
Thappad (transl. Slap) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha, starring Taapsee Pannu. The film released theatrically on 28 February 2020.This film got positive reviews from both critical and audience.
At the 66th Filmfare Awards, Thappad received 15 nominations, including Best Director (Sinha), Best Supporting Actor (Mishra) and Best Supporting Actress (Azmi), and won a leading 7 awards, including Best Film and Best Actress (Pannu).
Plot[edit]
Amrita Sandhu and Vikram Sabharwal are happily married. Amrita is a sparkling woman and a homemaker, who is shown to spend her days looking after Vikram and the house. They throw a party at home to celebrate Vikram's promotion that would relocate them to London. During the party, Vikram is informed that his promotion contract has been compromised for his inexperienced junior, who is a relative of his boss. Angered, he gets into an argument with his superior, Rajhans, whom he accuses of two-timing him. When Amrita tries to break up the argument, Vikram slaps her in front of everyone. The incident leaves her shaken; she starts to realize all the little unfair things that she had previously ignored and admits to herself that Vikram slapping her isn't what a husband who respects her would do. Moreover, Vikram refuses to take accountability for his actions, stating that he was upset, she got in the way, and that such things happen sometimes and it's normal.
Unable to "forget it and move on", as everyone advises her to, Amrita leaves for her parents’ home, leading to an argument between her and Vikram. He sends a legal document to force her to return home. When she refuses, her lawyer Netra Jaisingh, a renowned advocate, explains to her that her options are to either reconcile, file for legal separation, or get a divorce. She files for divorce, shocking her family and relatives. Amrita doesn't make any claims for alimony nor does she file a domestic violence charge; her stand is simply that Vikram has no right to hit her, not even once. She explains that she only asks for respect and happiness and the slap opened her eyes to the fact that she wasn't getting either.
Things get complicated when Amrita discovers she is pregnant. Vikram and his lawyer Pramod Gujral play dirty when he finds out that about the pregnancy. They make false claims against her mental stability and honesty and file frivolous charges against Amrita to try and intimidate her and get sole custody of the unborn child. Hurt, Amrita decides to file for the domestic violence charge against Vikram unless he agrees to a mutual consent divorce and joint custody of their expected child.
Vikram and Gujral agree to the terms presented by Amrita and Netra and settle for a mutual consent divorce. Meanwhile, Vikram's boss, Ahuja, informs him that he is getting the promotion. While congratulating him personally, Rajhans tells Vikram that what happened on the night of the party was Vikram's fault.
Amrita speaks to her mother-in-law Sulakshana in the presence of both their families, explaining that she was hurt that on the night that he slapped her, nobody in the family came to see her or asked even once if she was okay; they did not hold Vikram accountable, tell him he was wrong, or advise him to apologise, while at the same time simply telling her to endure it to keep the peace. She mentions that she had lost her sense of identity over the years while trying hard to keep Vikram and everyone else happy. Sulakshana apologises for the family's mistake, acknowledging their ingrained misogyny, and tells Amrita that she is doing the right thing by taking a stand for herself.
Throughout the film, Amrita's journey is intertwined with that of Netra and the Sabharwals' maid, Sunita, who realise that they have been wronged by their husbands as well. Her actions help them find the strength to confront those problems and find solutions. The film also shows snippets of the life of Amrita's neighbour, Shivani Fonseca, who is a single working mother to a young girl and Amrita's dance student Sania.
When Amrita and Vikram meet at Family Court to finalise their divorce, Vikram realises he is wrong and apologises to her properly and tells her that he rejected the promotion and quit his job. He wonders out loud why he ever thought that he had a right to hit her or disrespect her in any way. He explains that he will start again from scratch and will try to be someone who deserves her. They complete the formalities and part ways with a sense of renewed hope.
Cast[edit]
- Taapsee Pannu as Amrita Sabharwal (née Sandhu)
- Pavail Gulati as Vikram Sabharwal, Amrita's husband
- Dia Mirza as Shivani Fonseca, Amrita's friend; Vikram's neighbour
- Maya Sarao as Advocate Netra Jaisingh
- Geetika Vidya Ohlyan as Sunita
- Kumud Mishra as Sachin Sandhu, Amrita's father
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Sandhya Sandhu, Amrita's mother
- Tanvi Azmi as Sulakshana Sabharwal, Vikram's mother
- Ram Kapoor as Advocate Pramod Gujral, Vikram's Lawyer
- Naila Grewal as Swati Sandhu, Karan's fiancé
- Ankur Rathee as Karan Sandhu, Amrita's brother
- Sushil Dahiya as Romesh Sabharwal, Vikram's father
- Nidhi Uttam as Kavita Sabharwal, Vikram's sister-in-law
- Siddhant Karnick as Viraj Sabharwal, Vikram's brother
- Manav Kaul as Rohit Jaisingh, Netra's husband
- Gracy Goswami as Sania Fonseca
- Rohan Khurana as Priyan
- Shantanu Ghatak as Subodh
- Harssh A. Singh as Rajhans Jetley
- Purnendu Bhattacharya as Thapar
- Anil Rastogi as Justice Jaisingh, Netra's father-in-law
- Mritunjoy Dev Nath as actor
Production[edit]
Principal photography began on 6 September 2019 and ended on 16 October.[4] The film was shot in various places of Uttar Pradesh mainly at Shalimar Paradise, Barabanki and other locations in Lucknow.
Promotion and release[edit]
The film was initially set for release on 6 March 2020, but was moved a week earlier to 28 February 2020 in order to avoid clashing with Baaghi 3, a big commercial release.[5]
On 11 February, a second trailer[6] was released which showed Pannu breaking the fourth wall and asking viewers to report the video so that it gets blocked on YouTube.[7]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Praise about the film was focused on its social message, screenplay, direction and performances, but was criticized for its pacing.[8][9] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of Template:RT data based on Template:RT data reviews.[10]
Box office[edit]
Thappad earned ₹2.76 crore net at the domestic box office on the first day. On the second day, the film collected ₹5.05 crore. On the third day, the film collected ₹5.76 crore taking total opening weekend collection to ₹13.57 crore.[11]
As of 19 March 2020[update], with a gross of ₹35.13 crore in India and ₹8.64 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹43.77 crore.[11]
Accolades[edit]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Thappad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |||
| Released | 29 February 2020[16] | ||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||
| Length | 14:14 | ||
| Language | Hindi | ||
| Label | T-Series | ||
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The film's songs are composed by Anurag Saikia and lyrics written by Shakeel Azmi and Sanah Moidutty. Additional verses of the song 'Ek Tukda Dhoop' appear only in the movie and these are not officially released in any of the digital platforms.
The song Hayo Rabba is the recreation of Pakistani folk singer Reshma's old song Hai O Rabba Nahion Lagda Dil Mera.
| Track listing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Ek Tukda Dhoop" | Raghav Chaitanya | 5:25 | ||||||
| 2. | "Dancing In The Sun" | Sharvi Yadav | 3:49 | ||||||
| 3. | "Hayo Rabba" | Suvarna Tiwari | 5:02 | ||||||
Total length: |
14:14 | ||||||||
Home media[edit]
The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Amazon Prime Video on 1 May 2020.[citation needed]
Impact[edit]
Followіng the fіlm's release, Rajasthan Police shared a poster of the film with the helpline number to report domestic violence.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Taapsee Pannu's Thappad gets new release date. Anubhav Sinha says, no one told me". India Today. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ↑ "Thappad (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Thappad – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "Taapsee Pannu Tweets New Film Thappad's Release Date; Director Anubhav Sinha Says 'No One Told Me'". NDTV. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "Taapsee Pannu's Thappad to release on Feb, director Anubhav Sinha complains 'no one told me'". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "Thappad Official Trailer 2". JioCinema. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Thappad trailer 2: Taapsee Pannu wants you to get her own trailer banned from YouTube, gives directions". Hindustan Times. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ↑ "Thappad Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ Dua, Deepak (27 February 2020). "रिव्यू-मर्दानगी पर पड़ा 'थप्पड़'". Cine-yatra. Retrieved 2 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Thappad". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved Template:RT data.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Thappad Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "Winners & Nominees". Aacta.org. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "The 14th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced". afa-academy.com. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ "IIFA 2022 Nominations: Shershaah takes the lead with 12 Nominations, Ludo and 83 emerge as strong contenders; check out the complete list". 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ↑ "66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021: Check out the complete list of nominees". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ "Thappad - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ↑ "घरेलू हिंसा पर राजस्थान पुलिस का ट्वीट- एक थप्पड़, पर नहीं मार सकता". Aaj Tak. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links[edit]
- Thappad on IMDb
- Thappad at Bollywood Hungama