Recently,
several
netizens
started
trending
a
hashtag
#BoycottThappad,
calling
for
a
ban
on
the
film
over
Taapsee
Pannu
and
director
Anubhav
Sinha's
involvement
in
the
anti-CAA
protests.
The
actor-director
duo
had
participated
in
a
peaceful
protest
in
Mumbai
that
showed
solidarity
with
JNU
students.
Reacting
to
the
recent
trend
on
Twitter
asking
for
a
boycott
on
Thappad,
Taapsee
hit
back
strongly
at
the
trollers
in
an
interview
with
Times
Of
India.
The
actress
was
quoted
as
saying
by
the
leading
daily,
"I
think
personal
opinions
of
actors
should
not
affect
their
profession
and
I
don't
really
think
it
does
to
an
extent.
It
takes
about
1000-2000
tweets
to
trend
a
certain
hashtag.
Does
that
really
affect
a
film?
I
don't
think
so.
I
might
have
different
social
and
political
views
from
a
lot
of
people
but
that
does
not
mean
people
will
not
go
and
watch
the
film.
An
actor
is
never
bigger
than
a
film.
A
film
has
hundreds
of
people
involved
in
it.
It
is
stupid
to
decide
whether
or
not
you
will
watch
a
movie
based
on
an
actor's
socio-political
views."
Earlier
while
speaking
about
CAA,
Taapsee
had
told
IANS,
"I
haven't
expressed
my
views
on
CAA
because
I
haven't
studied
about
it.
But
the
visuals
which
I
saw
in
Jamia,
I
didn't
feel
those
were
pleasant.
I
felt
really
sad
when
I
saw
the
videos
where
students
were
talking
about
their
plight.
I
feel
something
big
has
happened
or
something
big
is
going
to
happen."
Talking
about
Thappad,
the
film
released
in
theatres
today.
The
Anubhav
Sinha
directorial
revolves
around
a
women
who
decides
to
walk
out
of
her
marriage
after
getting
slapped
by
her
husband.
The
film
also
stars
Pavail
Gulati,
Dia
Mirza,
Ratna
Pathak
Shah
and
Kumud
Mishra.
In
a
recent
interview,
while
speaking
about
the
film,
Taapsee
had
said,
"It
shows
both
the
man's
point
of
view
and
the
woman's
point
of
view,
equally.
Although
the
protagonist
is
Amrita,
the
film
presents
the
arguments
of
both
the
man
and
the
woman
equally."