Taapsee Pannu & The Thappad Team Support Campaign Against On-Screen Gender-Based Violence
News
oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Pti
The
team
of
Thappad,
including
lead
actor
Taapsee
Pannu
and
director
Anubhav
Sinha,
have
extended
their
support
to
a
petition
asking
for
disclaimers
to
be
added
in
films
that
showcase
domestic
violence.
The
petition
started
by
Mahika
Banerji
for
women's
rights
organisation
Breakthrough
on
Change.org
has
so
far
gathered
more
than
1.27
lakh
signatures.
Taapsee
has
shot
a
concept
video
to
promote
the
campaign.
"Why
don't
we
have
a
disclaimer
for
'Thappad'
on-screen
when
we
have
one
for
alcohol
consumption,
smoking
and
animal
cruelty?" the
actor
asks
in
the
clip.
The
petition
seeks
support
from
the
Ministry
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
and
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC)
in
identifying
scenes
of
violence
and
calling
them
out
with
warnings
and
disclaimers.
"I'm
happy
that
our
petition
on
warnings
and
disclaimers
for
on-screen
gender-based
violence
has
received
an
overwhelmingly
positive
response."
"We
strongly
believe
that
our
efforts
at
bringing
about
lasting
behavioural
change
through
means
of
popular
culture
and
community-based
actions
will
play
a
crucial
role
in
ending
gender-based
violence.
I
am
happy
film
'Thappad' has
taken
the
lead.
We
hope
many
more
films
to
follow
this
practice,"
Sohini
Bhattacharya,
President
&
CEO,
Breakthrough,
said
in
a
statement.
The
32-year-old
actor
also
took
to
social
media
to
offer
her
support
to
the
petition
asking
the
CBFC
to
make
it
mandatory
for
movies
depicting
violence
against
women
to
carry
disclaimers.
"When
most
of
our
films
are
filled
with
misogynistic
portrayals
of
women,
films
like
Thappad
trigger
our
collective
conscience."
"Taapsee's
support
for
Mahika's
Change.org
petition
is
a
powerful
statement
for
the
Indian
film
industry
to
take
responsibility
for
the
right
messaging
on
crucial
issues
that
affect
millions
of
women
in
our
country
every
day," Nida
Hasan,
country
director,
Change.org
India,
said.