Taapsee
Pannu-starrer
women-centric
film
Thappad
received
many
applauds
from
critics
as
well
as
the
masses.
Directed
by
Anubhav
Sinha,
the
film
tells
the
story
of
a
woman
portrayed
by
Taapsee
who
files
a
divorce
case
against
her
husband,
played
by
Pavail
Gulati,
for
slapping
her.
Thappad
concentrates
on
many
issues
that
a
woman
faces
in
her
life.
Amidst
everyone's
love,
Baaghi
3
director
Ahmed
Khan
found
Thappad
strange.
According
to
a
report
published
in
a
leading
tabloid,
Ahmed
Khan,
in
a
promotional
event
of
Baaghi
3,
asked
how
a
slap
could
decide
the
status
of
a
relationship.
He
was
quoted
by
the
tabloid
as
saying,
"I
found
the
concept
of
Thappad
very
strange.
I
don't
understand
just
because
the
husband
slapped
his
wife,
will
she
leave
him
forever?
If
she
has
a
problem,
she
too
should
slap
her
husband
twice
in
return."
"If
I
ever
slap
my
wife,
she
can
slap
me
back
and
end
it.
If
I
tell
her
that
I
don't
want
to
be
with
her
anymore,
then
she
can
also
tell
me
the
same.
But,
will
a
slap
decide
whether
a
couple
can
stay
together
or
not?
But
then,
everyone
has
a
different
point
of
view
and
way
of
looking
at
it," he
added.
Responding
to
Ahmed
Khan's
statement
over
Thappad,
actress
Taapsee
Pannu
was
quoted
as
saying
that
she
didn't
feel
the
need
to
reply
to
such
comment.
"He
makes
films
based
on
what
he
finds
correct
and
it
is
the
same
for
us.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
the
audience
who
give
out
the
final
verdict," she
said.
"We
have
always
seen
relationships
where
there
is
love
and
respect.
But,
there
might
be
those
kinds
of
relationships
too,
of
which
he
is
talking
about.
He
can
continue
to
make
films
he
is
comfortable
with.
We
will
do
what
we
are
comfortable
doing," Taapsee
Pannu
added.
Coming
back
to
Thappad,
Taapsee
Pannu's
film
did
good
business
at
the
box
office.
On
the
other
hand,
Ahmed
Khan's
directorial
venture,
Baaghi
3
starring
Tiger
Shroff,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Shraddha
Kapoor
and
Ankita
Lokhande,
received
rave
reviews
from
the
critics.
Despite
all,
the
action-thriller
received
love
from
audiences
as
the
film
collected
Rs
17.50
crore
on
day
1.