Thappad is nominated in 2 categories for the Asian Film Awards

Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu was appreciated both by critics as well as audience and this is one of the reasons for it to stay at the box office for the longest period of time. The lifetime business of the film was around Rs. 32 crores which was a good amount considering it targetted niche audience.

Now after 6 months of its release, the movie has been found listed among  the top Asian films like Parasite, A Sun, Balloon, Days, Voices In The Wind & So Long, My Son.

Thappad has been nominated for the Best Film and Best Editing at the prestigious 14th Asian Film Awards. According to reports, a total of 39 films from 11 countries have been nominated. It has become more interesting this time as it is for the first time, Asian Film Awards have aligned with Busan International Film Festival. However, the event will be held online because of the pandemic situation.

Anubhav Sinha was super excited to tweet, “Look at the company THAPPAD is in. Yayyyy!!!”

In his interview with a news publication, he said, “When I was working on Thappad, I didn’t know that the thought or the messaging of the film would be accepted and appreciated so well, even globally. It’s only when I spoke to my non-Indian friends based in the USA, Germany, Taiwan and Malaysia, that I got to know about it.”

He added, “I was actually planning to base the backdrop of the movie in a non-metro but the women members of my team informed me that the issue is prevalent in cities and upper-middle-class families too”.