We all enjoy courtroom drama in Indian films. Do we not? Chahein baap-bete ki takrar ho ya do dost ki ladai, Bollywood has enlightened us with several dramatic scenes featuring zor ka thappad jinki goonj aaj tak sunayi deti hai over the years. While the majority of these sequences were hilarious, there were a few that we wished never existed (I’ll get to that as well).
Ladies and gentlemen, here I am presenting you these different types of thappads from Bollywood movies!
Let’s go through the list:
1. Friendship break Karne-wala thappad (Dil Chahta Hai)
We all admired the friendship of Akash, Sameer, and Sid. But everything changed when Sid slapped Akash because the latter did not approve of him falling in love with an older woman. Ek jhatke mein khatam itne saalon ki dosti!
2. How could you possibly fall in love with my daughter-wala thappad (DDLJ)
We all despised Bauji for slapping our beloved SRK after learning that Raj is in love with his daughter Simran. ‘Izzat’ khatre mein thi, Bauji. Man! Those big eyes were terrifying.
3. Baap se sawaal-jawab karne-wala Thappad (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham)
“Chuupppppp! Badtameez!” (Baap ko mat sikha)…Hrithik ko bhi padi! For what purpose? To make Yashvardhan Raichand realize how much he adores his elder son. Senior Raichand, SRK ko kaun pyaar nahin karta?
4. Yaadash wapas laane-wala thappad (Andaz Apna Apna)
Teelu knew he wouldn’t be spared at any cost when ‘Dr. Prem Khurana’ arrived at Raveena’s house. Teelu, itne thappadon se toh is janam ki kya pichle saare janam ki yadaash wapas aa jaati! But you were brave enough, so bravo!
5. Crush se khake khush hone-wala thappad (Raanjhanaa)
Kundan felt orgasmic whenever his crush, Zoya, slapped him as a teenager. “Utna toh hum soch ke aaye the,” Kundan says in a rangbaazi scene when he eve-teases her. And then he grooves in happiness. What just happened?
6. Baburao ke style-wala thappad (Hera Pheri)
‘Style hai babu bhaiya style’ and bam! Raju receives a hard slap to the face, and Baburao be like “ ye mera style hai” – What a style, babu bhaiya, what a style.
7. Makkhi udane-wala thappad (Khiladi 786)
Azad kabhi azaad nahin ho paata agar paaji Bahattar Singh na hote! Anyway, Azad, never mess with a fly, especially when it’s a politician’s cheek.
8. Slap-slap khelne-wala thappad (Housefull)
I still want to play Arush, Bob, and Batuk Patel’s slap game with my friends/siblings.
9. Prove your love or get lost -wala thappad (Kabir Singh)
Well, well, well! I’ll never forgive you for slapping Preeti, Kabir. Bro, toxic masculinity ki hadd par kardi.
10. Phone ke liye bandar se khaane-wala thappad (Housefull)
Arush may be a loser in your eyes, but he completely won my heart when he fought with a monkey to reclaim Sandy’s phone. They had a hilarious thappad fight.
