Thappad

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A wonderful movie. lessons should be drawn..... we live in a society where a woman's happiness shld be dependent on a man... It shouldn't be!!!.. Domestic violence is unacceptable!!! Men should be held responsible for their actions. Mother's shld teach their sons same way they teach their daughters. A man's attitude is a true reflection of his upbringing.

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Before we review this over-hyped piece of garbage, let us put certain "perspectives" in place, especially in the Indian context: 1. Being a housewife is a "sacrifice" and a "torture" as compared to being a working wife. 2. Devoting time to one's family is a "challenge" and an excuse to weep / grumble / scowl. 3. All men are boors. 4. Men have all the good things in life. They do not sacrifice their hobbies, personal interests etc, for the sake of a career and earning money in this cut-throat world. Their struggles in the professional world mean nothing. 5. If a woman reacts, physically or otherwise, it's her right, since she is the "victim." 6. If a man reacts, physically or otherwise, it's because he is the villain of the piece. 7. The Indian housewife's story is the eternal sob story, although her contribution to the family (leave aside earning) is much lower than the comparable western woman's, who does everything imaginable, because her conditioning is like that. Now coming to the film itself, we see sub-stories of couples, all of which have "sacrificing" women and insensitive men. However, one sub-story spins out of control, as during the hurly-burly of a party, a husband slaps his wife. No doubt it is bad. But we have to see the context of the moment. The husband means no harm, he has no issues either way - he actually loves and depends on his wife, but he gets into an argument with a colleague which turns ugly and the wife drops into the middle of the brawl. Now, in such a situation, anybody could have got hurt. Unfortunately, in this case, it is the wife. And therein starts the rigmarole of domestic violence, legal separation, divorce, hidden skeletons in cupboards, grim faces, sad looks, martyrdom feelings. In another sub story, a senior lady lawyer apparently has a fling with a restaurant chef, because her husband, who is a Judge, btw, is not that.. uh .. good. It is not clear, why he is bad. But the fling is justifiable, nevertheless. In another sub-story, we see an aged couple, with the mother complaining how she left singing and dancing to be an ideal housewife. Heck, most boys leave their sports interests, singing, dancing and guitar playing, once they get out of college and get busy in earning a livelihood and associated family pressures. But no matter. If a girl leaves these, it is another supreme sacrifice. This film is so skewed that one can write an essay on its loopholes, and yet be incomplete. Such films play important roles in sexual stereo-typing and become a rallying point for social media affectionados and Twitterati. They have no substance whatsoever. No message to give. No entertainment worth the name. Only an endless 2 hour journey of moralizing, sermonizing and glum faces of characters suffering from matyrdom syndrome.

Superb movie .One time watch life long lesson.Dont let people spoil your interest.

Once in a while, a director decides to create a movie which breaks social norms. We have no right to abuse someone mentally or physically, even if it is just a single episode and it's better to part ways. First of all thanks to Anubhav sinha for creating such a flawless movie. The movie is well written and well directed. Every dialogues are meaningful. The beautiful part of the story is, there are too many stories weaved perfectly into a frame,which could have gone easily wrong. Each sub stories are beautiful in their own ways. Such brilliance is rare. Coming to performances, Taapsee excelled again. It's nothing new for her. She is such a brilliant performer. Pavail gulati was perfect in his own ways. Kumud mishra, a father with a lion heart; Ratna Pathak, a mother worried about society; A regular brother ; A socially suppressed mother in law; A lawyer fighting injustice from within her family; Dia Mirza ,a single mother with a will of her own; Geetika Vidya , a maid who just wanted to be a house wife; Manav Kaul, a bully. All these characters were flawed, yet so beautiful and perfectly portrayed. This movie is about performance and a strong story with a great message.

Very nice message to patriarchal Indian society. Its not about just the slap, its all about the respect and position of women in family.

The trailer was so good and I had high expectations but despite some really good moments and dialogues, it felt really flat. The second half was incredibly boring. Tapsee says such a fantastic line where she expresses how that slap reminded her of all injustices. But it's never really shown what injustice? They never really dived deep into that thought. It seemed like a movie made by and for pseudo feminists. It could've been so good but completely fell apart.