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Filmi Score
Very good
6 reviews
74
What the critics say
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Critics praise Thappad's writing, direction and performances, especially Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati, though several flag a dragging, messy second half and subplots that go nowhere.
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Summary
Thappad (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 74 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
A young woman's life is shattered into pieces when her husband slaps her at a party, causing her to question what this relationship stands for.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Anubhav Sinha · written by Anubhav Sinha & Mrunmayee Lagoo · music Mangesh Dhakade & Anurag Saikia
Anubhav SinhaDirector · Writer
Mrunmayee LagooWriter
Mangesh DhakadeMusic
Anurag SaikiaMusic
Soumik MukherjeeCinematography
Ewan MulliganCinematography
Yasha RamchandaniEditing
Taapsee PannuLead
Pavail Gulati
Kumud Mishra
Ratna Pathak Shah
Tanvi Azmi
Geetika Vidya
Maya Sarao
Naila Grrewal
Ankur Rathee
Dia Mirza
Ram Kapoor
Sushil Dahiya
Full crew
SoundAnuj Mathur · Kaamod Kharade
Production designNikhil S Kovale
CostumeVishakha Kullarwar
LyricsShakeel Azmi
VFXAmit Malviya
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Summary
A young woman's life is shattered into pieces when her husband slaps her at a party, causing her to question what this relationship stands for.
Thappad (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 74 from 6 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
6 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 6 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 28 Feb 2020
The critic is deeply impressed by Thappad's writing, characterisations, and performances, calling it Taapsee's best work and a thought-provoking… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
86
Devesh Sharma · 26 Feb 2020
Thappad Movie Review | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 85
80
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 28 Feb 2020
4/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 80
80
Sharad Raj · 1 Mar 2020
Raj calls Thappad a 'mixed bag' — well-intentioned and relevant but slack in narrative pacing, weak in music and editing, with an uneven lead… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Nandini Ramnath · 28 Feb 2020
‘Thappad’ movie review: A sincere examination of marriage and domestic violence Read it there →
Published · 3/5.0
Filmi’s reading 48
60
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 6 readings; 4 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch Thappad?
Thappad is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and MX Player (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Thappad?
Thappad has a Filmi Score of 74 (Very good), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 48 (Scroll.in) to 86 (Tried&Refused Productions). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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