Thappad (2020)

Thappad: Directed by Anubhav Sinha. With Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah. Thappad is a story of Amrita whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband slaps her once in a party. But is one slap enough to question what a relationship stands for?

“u0026#39;Thappadu0026#39; is actually better than most of the Bollywood movies we usually appreciate. Seeing movies like u0026#39;Octoberu0026#39; or u0026#39;Pikuu0026#39; having a rating of 7.5 and 7.6 respectively and movies like u0026#39;Uriu0026#39; a rating of 8.4 genuinely makes me realize that the Indian audience doesnu0026#39;t make sense. Ever. Thatu0026#39;s why our movies donu0026#39;t do any good internationally. Because the audience here is more in love with propaganda than actually the movie and its technique. To praise u0026#39;Thappadu0026#39; I just can simply say, itu0026#39;s the best Bollywood movie Iu0026#39;ve seen since October (2018). As an old guy of Bollywood, I can assure people that we donu0026#39;t usually get such well written, performed, act or shot movies that basically a good movie needs to be. With Article 15, last year Anubhav Sinha already set a landmark of Bollywood films but u0026#39;Thappadu0026#39; is even better with fewer cliches. Itu0026#39;s not just a movie of women empowerment or feminism. The way this movie portrays relationships I donu0026#39;t remember if Iu0026#39;ve ever seen such in Bollywood. The story is first and foremost about a woman protesting about that she canu0026#39;t be beaten by her husband even a slap, or even for once. The performance of Tapsee Pannu here is as good as Kristen Dunst in u0026#39;Melancholiau0026#39; and thatu0026#39;s a huge compliment. Also, I canu0026#39;t forget but appreciate the performance of Pavail Gulati. It doesnu0026#39;t matter if a man to a woman or a woman to man or a kid to kid, you canu0026#39;t ever beat anybody for anything. And thatu0026#39;s a fact. (8.5/10)”