Review of Thappad . . .
From Tum Bin or Dus to Mulk and Article 15 and now Thappad director Anubhav Sinha doing more and more realistic films which can be considered as films which are showing mirror to the society. Anubhav Sinha knows how to deal with the social films in very decent way. He made Mulk which was mind blowing film then last year he came up with another sensitive film Article 15 starring Ayushmann Khurrana which also successful as well as critically acclaimed film. Once again he's here to tell one more sensitive story to the people. Yes as title suggests Thappad is a social dramatic film to be more clear if you think it's based on domestic violence they addressed in the film also Thappad is not about domestic violence but a respect of a women specially being a wife.
Story of upper middle class couple Vikram played by debutant Palvail Gulati & Amrita played by Taapsee Pannu. They are happily married couple in the starting of the film we can see how dutifully she housewife she plays who is making green tea, serving breakfast to her husband even when he's in hurry to office she runs behind her till the car to make him eat the breakfast, they're wishing good morning to neighbor, she is watering plants etc etc are going well in their lives until one party where unknowingly or unconsciously Vikram slaps Amrita in presence of all in the middle of party.
Film changes track from here and after thinking sometime this tragedy leads her to file a divorce. She takes the help of lawyer ( Maya Sarao ) she talks to her parents ( Kumud Mishra & Ratna Pathak Shah) she talks to his mother (Mother in law of Amrita played by Tanvi Azmi) she talks to neighbor cum friend who's widow and single mother of daughter played by (Dia Mirza) and eventually she reaches to file the divorce not because he's beaten by Vikram or her in laws or anything else happened in their happily married life but just one slap she decided from the core of the heart to separate for self respect which she lost with this unfortunately tragic thing.
Amrita confesses to her lawyer that she feels that she has again reached at that stage of life where she was during the college time and all she wanted was respect nothing else and after years she realizes that people don't respect her specially her husband slaps her and she loses her respect being a life partner she thought she loves him but due to this she started to hate him.
Mother of Amrita tells that women should forget and move on, mother in law of Amrita tells the same she should let it go and it happens in every couple's life. Even a lawyer also advising her not to go for it for just a one slap but her father is taking her side when at her home she she asks her father papa am i doing right thing or not? The he replies are doing for just an ego or JIDD or voice you're hearing is the voice coming from the deepest part of heart? If you're feeling to stay separate from the heart then it must be right thing you're doing. This scene and many other scenes where dialogues writing are extremely tight and very very sharp. Superb realistic writing which makes the film much better hatz of to Mrunmayee Lagoo and Anubhav Sinha himself also co wrote the film. Writing work questions our deep rooted thoughts of male oriented society.
At some stage i felt that she's stretching the matter too far and at the same time i can't be disagree or deny the fact that she is doing wrong. I personally believe that women must be respected at every where in any form whether she is your wife, mother, sister, friend, colleague or nothing she must be respected at any cost. No one has right to disrespect women.
This film has many scenes which can be discussed separately where we feel that either filling a divorce is the right thing she does or not. Vikram her husband also not shown here in negative character but he also tries to save their happily married life he doesn't want to get divorced from Amrita when Amrita tells that she wants to go at maternal home then he stops her, later he goes to her house to bring her back to his house but unfortunately it doesn't work in his favor as Amrita has decided to stay separate from the person who doesn't respect her.
All these things make us think twice that is Amrita right or wrong? If she is right then whatever is happening in the society where women are disrespected inspite of it they forget it and continue their married life in patriarchy society. At the end we have one question and one thought on respecting a women.
Director Anubhav Sinha shines and hits the right chords with back to back sensitive films and proves himself master of bringing out the real human emotions whether it was Rishi Kapoor or Manoj Pahwa of Mulk, Ayushmann Khurrana of Article 15 or Taapsee Pannu of Thappad he successfully took the best out of them. This one is quite lengthy film i felt don't know due to subject i thought it's stretched or it was little slow but yes it could have been little short than it's original length.
Screenplay is engaging while dialogue writing as i mentioned above TAKE A BOW writers.
Main USP of the film is performances. This is the most ensemble cast what we call. Lead actress gets brilliant supporting cast specially her parents.
Tanvi Azmi plays role of Vikram's mother i.e. mother in law of Amrita and what a great support she lends to Amrita's character. She is not a villainous SAAS we can imagine but she advising her and him equally and respects Amrita.
Ratna Pathak Shah is another finest performer in the film. She has less dialogues but whatever she has to speak she nailed it completely. She is so natural actress. It was pleasurable thing to watch him in a scene where she doesn't have any dialogues but with just eyes or body language she does OUTSTANDING job. Her conversation with Amrita and her husband Kumud Mishra is most likable scenes for me from the film.
Kumud Mishra father of Amrita played brilliant role once again. He was superb in Article 15 and also loved him in many films and again he's in full form here. I must say he should get an award for the best supporting role category. What a simple yet brilliant role he played. He also lends indeed good support to her daughter honestly and i must say role of Kumud Mishra is one which i loved the most among others in the film.
Palvail Gulati makes his debut with this one and what a fantastic act he did as a husband. He effortlessly does his job well. Specially i mention here one scene where he brings out each item from their bedroom and showing to Taapsee it's her thing in that scene he proved himself as a good actor. Best wishes to him for future in Bollywood.
Manav Kaul has less to do but he did good job. Dia Mirza is also played her role with an ease. She's very nice as single mother.
Ram Kapoor also has nothing much to do but quite satisfactory performance.
Maya Sarao is the one who is stealing the show besides Kumud Mishra this one is the my second favorite role. She plays role of lawyer of Amrita and we can also see her side story in the film. What goes on in her life is shown here how successful but unfortunate at the same time and what makes her to take much interest in case of Amrita etc is shown brilliantly and also she nailed her role of lawyer completely. When she argues with Ram Kapoor, when first time she meets with Amrita, her intimate scene with Manav Kaul and so many more where she made me fall in love with her performance. Kudos.
Lastly the lead who delivers her best performance till date. Yes i must say Taapsee did so many great roles before but this one is undoubtedly best of her at least for me. She is indeed so natural and simply versatile here. She looks beautiful, she talks genuinely, she breaks down, she argues, she stays silent, she is doing her normal routine housewife job etc she took the role of Amrita to next level. It would have been hard for other actress to play this role with this much simplicity. Lots of love and respect for her. Here i would like to write i respect Amrita as well as Taapsee both the women made me more clear and confident about the women rights. Salute to such talent.
Overall for writing work and performances i loved the film and i must say all man should watch this film along with ladies whoever in his life in any form they should watch it together.
My Ratings
3.6/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .
From Tum Bin or Dus to Mulk and Article 15 and now Thappad director Anubhav Sinha doing more and more realistic films which can be considered as films which are showing mirror to the society. Anubhav Sinha knows how to deal with the social films in very decent way. He made Mulk which was mind blowing film then last year he came up with another sensitive film Article 15 starring Ayushmann Khurrana which also successful as well as critically acclaimed film. Once again he's here to tell one more sensitive story to the people. Yes as title suggests Thappad is a social dramatic film to be more clear if you think it's based on domestic violence they addressed in the film also Thappad is not about domestic violence but a respect of a women specially being a wife.
Story of upper middle class couple Vikram played by debutant Palvail Gulati & Amrita played by Taapsee Pannu. They are happily married couple in the starting of the film we can see how dutifully she housewife she plays who is making green tea, serving breakfast to her husband even when he's in hurry to office she runs behind her till the car to make him eat the breakfast, they're wishing good morning to neighbor, she is watering plants etc etc are going well in their lives until one party where unknowingly or unconsciously Vikram slaps Amrita in presence of all in the middle of party.
Film changes track from here and after thinking sometime this tragedy leads her to file a divorce. She takes the help of lawyer ( Maya Sarao ) she talks to her parents ( Kumud Mishra & Ratna Pathak Shah) she talks to his mother (Mother in law of Amrita played by Tanvi Azmi) she talks to neighbor cum friend who's widow and single mother of daughter played by (Dia Mirza) and eventually she reaches to file the divorce not because he's beaten by Vikram or her in laws or anything else happened in their happily married life but just one slap she decided from the core of the heart to separate for self respect which she lost with this unfortunately tragic thing.
Amrita confesses to her lawyer that she feels that she has again reached at that stage of life where she was during the college time and all she wanted was respect nothing else and after years she realizes that people don't respect her specially her husband slaps her and she loses her respect being a life partner she thought she loves him but due to this she started to hate him.
Mother of Amrita tells that women should forget and move on, mother in law of Amrita tells the same she should let it go and it happens in every couple's life. Even a lawyer also advising her not to go for it for just a one slap but her father is taking her side when at her home she she asks her father papa am i doing right thing or not? The he replies are doing for just an ego or JIDD or voice you're hearing is the voice coming from the deepest part of heart? If you're feeling to stay separate from the heart then it must be right thing you're doing. This scene and many other scenes where dialogues writing are extremely tight and very very sharp. Superb realistic writing which makes the film much better hatz of to Mrunmayee Lagoo and Anubhav Sinha himself also co wrote the film. Writing work questions our deep rooted thoughts of male oriented society.
At some stage i felt that she's stretching the matter too far and at the same time i can't be disagree or deny the fact that she is doing wrong. I personally believe that women must be respected at every where in any form whether she is your wife, mother, sister, friend, colleague or nothing she must be respected at any cost. No one has right to disrespect women.
This film has many scenes which can be discussed separately where we feel that either filling a divorce is the right thing she does or not. Vikram her husband also not shown here in negative character but he also tries to save their happily married life he doesn't want to get divorced from Amrita when Amrita tells that she wants to go at maternal home then he stops her, later he goes to her house to bring her back to his house but unfortunately it doesn't work in his favor as Amrita has decided to stay separate from the person who doesn't respect her.
All these things make us think twice that is Amrita right or wrong? If she is right then whatever is happening in the society where women are disrespected inspite of it they forget it and continue their married life in patriarchy society. At the end we have one question and one thought on respecting a women.
Director Anubhav Sinha shines and hits the right chords with back to back sensitive films and proves himself master of bringing out the real human emotions whether it was Rishi Kapoor or Manoj Pahwa of Mulk, Ayushmann Khurrana of Article 15 or Taapsee Pannu of Thappad he successfully took the best out of them. This one is quite lengthy film i felt don't know due to subject i thought it's stretched or it was little slow but yes it could have been little short than it's original length.
Screenplay is engaging while dialogue writing as i mentioned above TAKE A BOW writers.
Main USP of the film is performances. This is the most ensemble cast what we call. Lead actress gets brilliant supporting cast specially her parents.
Tanvi Azmi plays role of Vikram's mother i.e. mother in law of Amrita and what a great support she lends to Amrita's character. She is not a villainous SAAS we can imagine but she advising her and him equally and respects Amrita.
Ratna Pathak Shah is another finest performer in the film. She has less dialogues but whatever she has to speak she nailed it completely. She is so natural actress. It was pleasurable thing to watch him in a scene where she doesn't have any dialogues but with just eyes or body language she does OUTSTANDING job. Her conversation with Amrita and her husband Kumud Mishra is most likable scenes for me from the film.
Kumud Mishra father of Amrita played brilliant role once again. He was superb in Article 15 and also loved him in many films and again he's in full form here. I must say he should get an award for the best supporting role category. What a simple yet brilliant role he played. He also lends indeed good support to her daughter honestly and i must say role of Kumud Mishra is one which i loved the most among others in the film.
Palvail Gulati makes his debut with this one and what a fantastic act he did as a husband. He effortlessly does his job well. Specially i mention here one scene where he brings out each item from their bedroom and showing to Taapsee it's her thing in that scene he proved himself as a good actor. Best wishes to him for future in Bollywood.
Manav Kaul has less to do but he did good job. Dia Mirza is also played her role with an ease. She's very nice as single mother.
Ram Kapoor also has nothing much to do but quite satisfactory performance.
Maya Sarao is the one who is stealing the show besides Kumud Mishra this one is the my second favorite role. She plays role of lawyer of Amrita and we can also see her side story in the film. What goes on in her life is shown here how successful but unfortunate at the same time and what makes her to take much interest in case of Amrita etc is shown brilliantly and also she nailed her role of lawyer completely. When she argues with Ram Kapoor, when first time she meets with Amrita, her intimate scene with Manav Kaul and so many more where she made me fall in love with her performance. Kudos.
Lastly the lead who delivers her best performance till date. Yes i must say Taapsee did so many great roles before but this one is undoubtedly best of her at least for me. She is indeed so natural and simply versatile here. She looks beautiful, she talks genuinely, she breaks down, she argues, she stays silent, she is doing her normal routine housewife job etc she took the role of Amrita to next level. It would have been hard for other actress to play this role with this much simplicity. Lots of love and respect for her. Here i would like to write i respect Amrita as well as Taapsee both the women made me more clear and confident about the women rights. Salute to such talent.
Overall for writing work and performances i loved the film and i must say all man should watch this film along with ladies whoever in his life in any form they should watch it together.
My Ratings
3.6/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .
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