Thappad
Thappad finally made it to Amazon Prime and I watched it yesterday. For those of you, who have seen violence at home up close, or have heard abuses, seen a divorce happen in your family circle, be sure this movie will trigger you. This movie triggered me because of two things 1. I took my own sweet time getting married (I wanted to establish my practice first), from the time I decided to go independent to the time I decided to get married I have heard a ton of nonsense about what a girl must do from aunties and relatives who know it all. 2. I saw someone close to me go through a divorce and the protagonist in the movie reminded me so much of her from the nickname to the character summing up her arguments in a single line and adamantly sticking to doing right by herself. The movie begins with Amu (Amrita played by Tapassee Pannu) beginning her day by waking up, taking care of the household, testing her MIL’s blood sugar level, making tea and taking a picture of the view fro