Thappad

Thappad (transl. Slap) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by him and Bhushan Kumar of T-Series. The film, starring Taapsee Pannu, was released in theatres on 28 February 2020.[1]

Thappad
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnubhav Sinha
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Anubhav Sinha
Written byAnubhav Sinha
Mrunmayee Lagoo
StarringTaapsee Pannu
Music bySongs:
Anurag Saikia
Score:
Mangesh Dhakde
CinematographySoumik Mukherjee
Edited byYasha Ramchandani
Production
company
Benaras Media Works
T-Series
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)[1]
Running time
142 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest. ₹ 30 crore[3]
Box officeest. ₹44.54 crore[4]

Plot

Amrita Sabharwal and Vikram have been happily married for several years. Amrita is a housewife and spends her days looking after Vikram and the house. They throw a party at home to celebrate Vikram's promotion that would have them relocate to London. At the party however, Vikram gets a call informing him that his promotion contract has been compromised for his junior. Incensed, he gets into an argument with his superior who he accuses of two timing him. When Amrita tries to break up the argument, Vikram angrily slaps her in front of everyone. The incident leaves her shaken; she loses her self-respect and her love for Vikram. Vikram doesn't apologise, stating that he was upset, she got in the way, and things happen.

Unable to act normal, Amrita leaves for her parent’s home and stays there, leading to an argument between her and Vikram, as he thinks she's overreacting. He sends her a legal document to legally force her to return home. She files for divorce, shocking her family and relatives, who also believe she should get over it. Amrita doesn't make any claims for alimony; her stand is simply that Vikram has no right to hit her. She explains that she only asks for respect and the slap caused her to see all the other unfair things that she previously turned a blind eye to. She does not file for domestic violence charges. To make things more complicated, she discovers she is pregnant. Vikram and his lawyer play dirty and file frivolous charges against Amrita to try and intimidate her and get sole custody of the child, stating things like she is mentally unstable. 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 his lawyer agree to the terms presented by Amrita and settle for a mutual consent divorce. At a family ceremony to bless her pregnancy, Amrita speaks to her mother-in-law in front of everyone, explaining that she was hurt that on the night he slapped her, nobody in the family came to see her or asked once if she was okay; they did not even chastise Vikram, tell him he was wrong, or advise him to apologise. They simply told her to tolerate it to keep the peace. She mentions that she had lost her sense of identity. Her mother-in-law apologises for the family's mistakes, blaming their ingrained mentality, and tells Amrita she is doing the right thing by taking a stand for herself.

Vikram's superior informs him that the board changed their mind and Vikram got the promotion. He mentions how on the night of the party, even though Vikram was arguing with him, he did not slap his superior even once but raised a hand on Amrita. Vikram realises he is in the wrong and that he never apologised to Amrita. When the two meet to finalise the divorce, he apologises to her properly and tells her that he rejected the promotion and quit his job. He explains that he will start again from scratch and will try to win her back by being someone who deserves her. They complete the formalities and part ways with a sense of renewed hope.

Cast
  • Taapsee Pannu as Amrita Sabharwal
  • Pavail Gulati as Vikram Sabharwal
  • Dia Mirza as Shivani Fonseca
  • Maya Sarao as Advocate Netra Jaisingh
  • Geetika Vidya Ohlyan as Sunita
  • Kumud Mishra as Sachin Sandhu
  • Ratna Pathak Shah as Sandhya Sandhu
  • Tanvi Azmi as Sulakshana Sabharwal
  • Ram Kapoor as Advocate Pramod Gujral
  • Naila Grewal as Swati Sandhu
  • Ankur Rathee as Karan Sandhu
  • Sushil Dahiya as Romesh Sabharwal
  • Nidhi Uttam as Kavita Sabharwal
  • Siddhant Karnick as Raghav Sabharwal
  • Manav Kaul as Rohit Jaisingh
  • Gracy Goswami as Sania Fonseca
  • Rohan Khurana as Priyan
  • Shantanu Ghatak as Subodh
  • Purnendu Bhattacharya as Thapar
  • Anil Rastogi as Justice Jaisingh,Netra's father-in-law

Production

Principal photography began on 6 September 2019 and ended on 16 October.[5] 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.[6]

On 31 January, an official trailer of the film was released by T-Series.[7][8] On 11 February, a second trailer was released which showed Pannu breaking the fourth wall and asking viewers to report the video so that it gets blocked on YouTube.[9]

Reception

Critical response

The film received generally positive reviews from critics,[10] with praise towards its social message, screenplay, direction and performances, but criticism for the film's pace.[11][12]

Box office

Thappad earned ₹3.07 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 ₹6.54 crore taking total opening weekend collection to ₹14.66 crore.[4]

As of 19 March 2020, with a gross of ₹36.44 crore in India and ₹8.10 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of ₹44.54 crore.[4]

Soundtrack
Thappad
Soundtrack album by
Anurag Saikia
Released29 February 2020[13]
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length14:14
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

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.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ek Tukda Dhoop"Raghav Chaitanya5:25
2."Dancing In The Sun"Sharvi Yadav3:49
3."Hayo Rabba"Suvarna Tiwari5:02
Total length:14:14

Home Media

The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Prime Video on 1 May 2020.[14]

Impact

Followіng the fіlm's release, Rajasthan Police shared a poster of the film with the helpline number to report domestic violence.[15][16][17]

References
  1. "Taapsee Pannu's Thappad gets new release date. Anubhav Sinha says, no one told me". India Today. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Thappad (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "Thappad Box Office Collection Day 5". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. "Thappad Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. "Taapsee Pannu Tweets New Film Thappad's Release Date; Director Anubhav Sinha Says 'No One Told Me'". NDTV. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. "Taapsee Pannu's Thappad to release on Feb, director Anubhav Sinha complains 'no one told me'". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. T-Series (31 January 2020). "Thappad TRAILER: Taapsee Pannu - Anubhav Sinha - Bhushan Kumar - Releasing 28 February 2020". Retrieved 31 January 2020 – via YouTube.
  8. "Taapsee Pannu, Anubhav Sinha's film is a resounding slap in Kabir Singh's face". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. "Thappad trailer 2: Taapsee Pannu wants you to get her own trailer banned from YouTube, gives directions". Hindustan Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. "Thappad Movie Review: All Critics' Review Round-up". 1Films. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. "Thappad Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. Dua, Deepak (27 February 2020). "रिव्यू-मर्दानगी पर पड़ा 'थप्पड़'". Cine-yatra. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. "Thappad - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  14. "'Thappad' To Premiere On Amazon Prime Video On May 1, Announces Taapsee Pannu". RepublicWorld. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  15. "Inspired by 'Thappad', Rajasthan Police share helpline number to report domestic violence". Republic World. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  16. "Thappad: Rajasthan police takes inspiration from Taapsee Pannu starrer and starts a helpline for women". Pinkvilla. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  17. "घरेलू हिंसा पर राजस्थान पुलिस का ट्वीट- एक थप्पड़, पर नहीं मार सकता". Aaj Tak. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.