Anubhav
Sinha's
directorial
Thappad,
starring
Taapsee
Pannu
in
the
lead,
is
being
hailed
as
a
powerful
and
hard-hitting
movie
not
only
by
critics,
but
also
by
celebrities
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
Rajkummar
Rao,
Patralekha,
Guneet
Monga
and
Huma
Qureshi
took
to
Twitter
to
offer
their
short
reviews
of
the
film,
calling
it
a
'must
watch'.
Huma
Qureshi
confessed
to
crying
when
she
watched
the
film.
She
wrote
in
a
tweet,
"I
saw
#Thappad
last
night
..
and
wept...@anubhavsinha
sir
you
have
created
such
fine
characters
and
portrayed
the
prevailing
silent
misogyny
and
stereotypes
that
surround
us
!!
@taapsee
my
friend
shines
..
more
power
to
all
of
you
!!"
I
saw
#Thappad
last
night
..
and
wept...
@anubhavsinha
sir
you
have
created
such
fine
characters
and
portrayed
the
prevailing
silent
misogyny
and
stereotypes
that
surround
us
!!
@taapsee
my
friend
shines
..
more
power
to
all
of
you
!!
In
another
tweet,
she
added
"Special
mention
to
the
entire
cast
of
#Thappad
@pavailkgulati
@deespeak
#KumudMishra
#Ratna
maam
#Naila
@tanviazmi
All
faaab
faaab."
Rajkummar
Rao
hailed
Anubhav
Sinha
as
a
master
storyteller
and
tweeted,
"#THAPPAD
is
a
MUST
watch
film.
@anubhavsinha
you're
a
master
storyteller
sir,
@taapsee
u
r
a
force
to
be
reckoned
with.
@deespeak
#Paveil
#KumudMishra
#RatnaPathak
#Gayatri
#TanviAzmi
#Maya
#ManavKaul
#RamKapoor
#NailaGulati
what
brilliant
performances.
Take
a
bow
team.
@TSeries."
Patralekha
says
the
cherry
on
the
cake
is
that
Thappad
is
directed
by
a
man.
She
tweeted,
"#Thappad
is
such
a
beautiful
film.
I
felt
the
pain
I
wept
a
bit
I
rooted
for
the
women.
N
then
I
realised
how
fighting
patriachy
most
women
succumb
to
it.The
cherry
on
the
cake
is
that
this
film
is
directed
by
a
man!
@anubhavsinha
sir
you
r
a
master
storyteller."
#Thappad
is
such
a
beautiful
film.
I
felt
the
pain
I
wept
a
bit
I
rooted
for
the
women.
N
then
I
realised
how
fighting
patriachy
most
women
succumb
to
it.The
cherry
on
the
cake
is
that
this
film
is
directed
by
a
man!
@anubhavsinha
sir
you
r
a
master
storyteller.
Guneet
Monga
wrote,
"EVERY
MAN
EVERY
WOMAN
MUST
MUST
MUST
WATCH
#THAPPAD
!
BLOWN
AWAY
BEYOND
WORDS...
THANK
YOU
@anubhavsinha
@mrunmayeelagoo
@taapsee
@deespeak
and
the
entire
crew
and
cast...
*aap
sab
magic
ho*."
Thappad
is
about
a
wife
whose
life
is
shattered
after
her
husband
slaps
her
once
in
the
heat
of
a
moment.
The
film
also
stars
Pavail
Gulati,
Ratna
Pathak
Shah,
Kumud
Mishra
and
others.
It
releases
on
February
28.