A thought provoking movie. In a marriage thappad is not given only in the physical form. In the movie, the protagonist was given a slap and she realizes the worthlessness of her marriage. It jolts her out of the make believe world she has intentionally been living into. But then, there are worst thappads which comes in the form of emotional abuse. The sad part is that the female even if she feels them, just can't prove these blows to the world. And since these thappads are not given to her in front of the whole world, she often fails to acknowledge them to herself. Our Indian society is like that in which urban wives are given these emotionally abusive thappads on a daily basis. The physical slap is better than the mental one. At least, it helps in forming a decision.