Principal photography began on 6 September
2019 and ended on 16 October. The film was
shot in various places of Uttar Pradesh.
The film was initially planned for release on
6 March 2020, but later it was preponed by a
week to 28 February 2020. On 31 January,
an official trailer of the film was released by
T-Series. On 11 February, a second trailer
was released which shows Pannu breaking
the fourth wall and asking viewers to report the
video so that it gets blocked on YouTube. The
film received generally positive reviews from
critics, with praise towards its social message,
screenplay, direction and performances, but
criticism for the film's pace.
The film's songs are composed by Anurag
Saikia and lyrics written by Shakeel Azmi and
Sanah Moidutty. Among the ones impressed
with the film was lyricist and screenwriter Javed
Akhtar, who took to Twitter to congratulate
everyone who made the subject come alive
on the silver screen. He wrote, "Today I
saw one of the most sensitive, sensible
and socially relevant films of recent times.
Thappad is an extremely well told and well-
performed movie. My congratulations to the
writers, director, performers and the whole
crew for this Milestone of Indian cinema."
Taapsee rejoiced at the appreciation and
responded to the tweet in no time. Retweeting
the same, she wrote, "Ok this is a mic drop
moment for us! Calling it a day on this note
coz it just doesn't get better". The film is
about a married woman, Taapsee, who gives
a befitting reply and files for divorce after her
husband, played by Pavail Gulati, slaps her
at a house party. The movie also stars Dia
Mirza, Ratna Pathak Shah, Kumud Mishra,
Tanvi Azmi, Maya Sarao among others.
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