It has been five years since ‘Thappad’ hit the big screen, yet its message remains as powerful as ever. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the film sparked conversations about gender norms, relationships, and ...

Hindi cinema has forever trivialised the prospect of receiving a ‘thappad’, with leading ladies kittenishly proclaiming them to be less devastating than ‘pyaar’. So it’s little wonder that the act has ...