Actress Taapsee Pannu feels people should not compare her upcoming drama “Thappad” with Shahid Kapoor’s blockbuster of 2019, “Kabir Singh”, just because the two films focus on contradictory ideologies. She adds that there are a lot of things that have been shown in “Thappad” about human relationships beyond a woman being slapped by a man.The gripping trailer of “Thappad”, starring Taapsee, prompted instant comparison with the romantic drama “Kabir Singh” on social media. In “Kabir Singh”, the hero has violent tendencies and is seen slapping the heroine, and she too slaps him. The film’s director Sandeep Reddy Vanga had defended the slapping saying a “little bit of violence” is part of a relationship.The Anubhav Sinha-directed “Thappad” on the other hand takes a serious look at the issue of domestic violence, with particular focus on how violent behaviour is ground for divorce, irrespective of the number of times it happens. Simply put, even if it is just one slap, it counts as domestic violence.”I feel people shouldn’t leave their brain at home while watching a film. ‘Kabir Singh’ collected a lot of money and I congratulate the makers of that film, but I wouldn’t have done that film had I been offered Kabir Singh’s part and. obviously, I would have never done the girl’s part.””Thappad” features Taapsee Pannu along with Pavail Gulati, Dia Mirza, Ratna Pathak Shah, Tanvi Azmi, Kumud Mishra and Manav Kaul. The film is slated to release on February 28.
