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{{short description|2020 Hindi-language drama film by Anubhav Sinha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thappad
| image = Thappad film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Anubhav Sinha]]
| producer = [[Bhushan Kumar]]<br />[[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]<br />Anubhav Sinha
| writer = Anubhav Sinha<br>Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul
| starring = [[Taapsee Pannu]]
| music = Mangesh Dhakde
| cinematography = Soumik Mukherjee
| editing = Yasha Ramchandani
| studio = [[Benaras Media Works]]<br />[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| distributor = [[AA Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|02|28|ref1=<ref name="reld">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/taapsee-pannu-s-thappad-gets-new-release-date-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-1628708-2019-12-16|title=Taapsee Pannu's Thappad gets new release date. Anubhav Sinha says, no one told me|website=India Today|date=16 December 2019|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202162235/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/taapsee-pannu-s-thappad-gets-new-release-date-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-1628708-2019-12-16|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 142 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/thappad-2020 | title=Thappad (2020) | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | access-date=24 February 2020 | archive-date=24 February 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224183014/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/thappad-2020 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}24 crore<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5753|title=Thappad – Movie|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=26 June 2022|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626001648/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5753|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}43.77 crore<ref name="auto"/>
}}

'''''Thappad''''' ({{Translation|''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 [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Sinha), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Mishra) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Azmi), and won a leading 7 awards, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Pannu).

==Plot==
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==

* [[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==
[[Principal photography]] began on 6 September 2019 and ended on 16 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/taapsee-pannu-tweets-new-film-thappads-release-date-director-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-2149826|website=NDTV|title=Taapsee Pannu Tweets New Film Thappad's Release Date; Director Anubhav Sinha Says 'No One Told Me'|date=16 December 2019|access-date=16 December 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216162557/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/taapsee-pannu-tweets-new-film-thappads-release-date-director-anubhav-sinha-says-no-one-told-me-2149826|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was shot in various places of [[Uttar Pradesh]] mainly at Shalimar Paradise, Barabanki and other locations in Lucknow.

==Promotion and release==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/taapsee-pannu-s-thappad-to-release-on-feb-director-anubhav-sinha-complains-no-one-told-me/story-X4Saaqh3QnZAPn3tRqftDJ.html|website=Hindustan Times|title=Taapsee Pannu's Thappad to release on Feb, director Anubhav Sinha complains 'no one told me'|date=16 December 2019|access-date=16 December 2019|archive-date=4 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704192724/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/taapsee-pannu-s-thappad-to-release-on-feb-director-anubhav-sinha-complains-no-one-told-me/story-X4Saaqh3QnZAPn3tRqftDJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 11 February, a second trailer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiocinema.com/watch/clips/thappad---official-trailer-2-/6/6/284ab8104cd211ea85e19d63253c392b/0/0/|website=JioCinema|title=Thappad Official Trailer 2|access-date=18 November 2020|archive-date=4 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704192725/https://www.jiocinema.com/movies|url-status=live}}</ref> was released which showed Pannu breaking the fourth wall and asking viewers to report the video so that it gets blocked on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/thappad-trailer-2-taapsee-pannu-wants-you-to-get-her-own-trailer-banned-from-youtube-gives-directions-watch/story-PpDVEAiyATr9SqKVy0AbUO_amp.html|website=Hindustan Times|title=Thappad trailer 2: Taapsee Pannu wants you to get her own trailer banned from YouTube, gives directions.|date=11 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220012208/https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/thappad-trailer-2-taapsee-pannu-wants-you-to-get-her-own-trailer-banned-from-youtube-gives-directions-watch/story-PpDVEAiyATr9SqKVy0AbUO_amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==

===Critical response===
Praise about the film was focused on its social message, screenplay, direction and performances, but was criticized for its pacing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/thappad/critic-review/thappad-movie-review/|title=Thappad Movie Review|date=27 February 2020|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=7 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307052919/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/thappad/critic-review/thappad-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineyatra.com/2020/02/ThappadReviewDeepakDua.html?m=1|title=रिव्यू-मर्दानगी पर पड़ा 'थप्पड़'|last=Dua|first=Deepak|date=27 February 2020|website=Cine-yatra|access-date=2 March 2020}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thappad|title=Thappad|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209053300/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thappad|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Thappad'' earned {{INR}}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.<ref name="bo">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/thappad/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office|title=Thappad Box Office|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=28 February 2020 |access-date=20 March 2020|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327135821/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/thappad/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{As of|2020|3|19}}, with a gross of {{INR}}35.13 crore in India and {{INR}}8.64 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of {{INR}}43.77 crore.<ref name="bo" />

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Award
! Date of ceremony
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[AACTA Awards]]
|[[10th AACTA Awards|30 November 2020]]
|Best Asian Film
|[[Anubhav Sinha]], [[Bhushan Kumar]] and [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners & Nominees|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|access-date=1 November 2020|website=Aacta.org|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701175952/https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Asian Film Awards]]
|rowspan="2"|[[14th Asian Film Awards|28 October 2020]]
|[[Asian Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|''Thappad''
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afa-academy.com/post?id=1211&cat=8&mid=8&t=news |title=The 14th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced |author= |date=September 8, 2020 |website=afa-academy.com |access-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128034104/http://www.afa-academy.com/post?id=1211&cat=8&mid=8&t=news |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Best Editing
|Yasha Ramchandani
|{{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="4"|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|rowspan="4"|[[22nd IIFA Awards|4 June 2022]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Bhushan Kumar]], [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] and [[Anubhav Sinha]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/iifa-2022-nominations-shershaah-takes-lead-12-nominations-ludo-83-emerge-strong-contenders-check-complete-list/|title=IIFA 2022 Nominations: Shershaah takes the lead with 12 Nominations, Ludo and 83 emerge as strong contenders; check out the complete list|date=1 April 2022|access-date=2 April 2022|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401133243/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/iifa-2022-nominations-shershaah-takes-lead-12-nominations-ludo-83-emerge-strong-contenders-check-complete-list/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Anubhav Sinha]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Taapsee Pannu]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Kumud Mishra]]
|{{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="15"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|rowspan="15"|[[66th Filmfare Awards|11 April 2021]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Anubhav Sinha]], [[Bhushan Kumar]] and [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
|{{won}}
|rowspan="15"|<ref>{{cite news|title= 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021: Check out the complete list of nominees|newspaper= The Times of India|date= 25 March 2021|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/66th-vimal-elaichi-filmfare-awards-2021-check-out-the-complete-list-of-nominees/articleshow/81691822.cms|publisher= timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date= 25 March 2021|archive-date= 27 March 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210327133829/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/66th-vimal-elaichi-filmfare-awards-2021-check-out-the-complete-list-of-nominees/articleshow/81691822.cms|url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Anubhav Sinha]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Anubhav Sinha]] and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Taapsee Pannu]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress (Critics)]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Kumud Mishra]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Tanvi Azmi]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Shakeel Azmi]] for "Ek Tukda Dhoop"
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|Raghav Chaitanya for "Ek Tukda Dhoop"
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|Yasha Ramchandani
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Background Score|Best Background Score]]
|Mangesh Dhakde
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|Soumik Mukherjee
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]]
|Kaamod Kharade
|{{won}}
|-
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Thappad
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anurag Saikia]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 29 February 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/thappad/A9HT1AlHp30_|title=Thappad - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|date=28 February 2020|publisher=Jio Saavn|access-date=28 February 2020|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329010637/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/thappad/A9HT1AlHp30_|url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| length = 14:14
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|N33qrZIoVKk|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}
}}

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''.

{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 14:14
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ek Tukda Dhoop
| extra1 = [[Raghav Chaitanya]]
| length1 = 5:25
| title2 = Dancing In The Sun
| extra2 = Sharvi Yadav
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = Hayo Rabba
| extra3 = Suvarna Tiwari
| length3 = 5:02
}}

==Home media==
The film was made available to stream on [[Over-the-top media services|OTT]] platform [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 1 May 2020.{{Cn|date=November 2021}}

==Impact==
Followіng the fіlm's release, Rajasthan Police shared a poster of the film with the helpline number to report domestic violence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/lite/story/taapsee-pannu-film-thappad-poster-is-shared-by-rajasthan-police-on-twitter-tmov-1-1169481.html|title=घरेलू हिंसा पर राजस्थान पुलिस का ट्वीट- एक थप्पड़, पर नहीं मार सकता|publisher=Aaj Tak|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318235816/https://aajtak.intoday.in/lite/story/taapsee-pannu-film-thappad-poster-is-shared-by-rajasthan-police-on-twitter-tmov-1-1169481.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|10964430}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|thappad}}

{{Filmfare Award for Best Film}}
{{Anubhav Sinha}}

[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:Films about domestic violence]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2020 drama films]]

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