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Sonam Kapoor praises Taapsee Pannu; calls her a clutter breaker

After impressing audiences with some amazing movies in 2019, Taapsee Pannu kicks-off 2020 with the release of her much-talked-about film Thappad. Helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, the movie revolves around a woman who files for divorce after her husband slaps her in a social gathering. The trailer of Thappad has been creating a lot of noise ever since the makers dropped it a couple of weeks ago.

While the movie is still a few days away from its theatrical, Sonam Kapoor is already in praise of Taapsee Pannu. The Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) actress took to Twitter and wrote, “I really like Taapsee Pannu. She is quite a clutter breaker."


Responding to her tweet, Pannu wrote on Twitter, "Thank you so much Sonam! So sweet of you. Big hug. It takes all of us to break the clutter we have been stuck in for years." Sonam replied her saying, "True that."

Taapsee Pannu delivered back-to-back hits in 2019. Her performance in Saand Ki Aankh, which was inspired by two real-life women shooters, received widespread praises. For her excellent performance in the biographical drama, Pannu recently won the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics).

On winning the coveted trophy, Taapsee said, "It took time, but I finally got it. What do I say? I have been preparing my speech since 2016 but never got the chance to say it. I had not prepared a speech this time around and I was not prepared."

Coming back to her forthcoming film Thappad, it also features Dia Mirza, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Tanvi Azmi and Ram Kapoor in important characters. It is slated to buzz into theatres on 28th February 2020.

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  • Government to criminalise porn that shows strangulation or suffocation during sex.
  • Part of wider plan to fight violence against women and online harm.
  • Tech firms will be forced to block such content or face heavy Ofcom fines.
  • Experts say the ban responds to medical evidence and years of campaigning.

You see it everywhere now. In mainstream pornography, a man’s hands around a woman’s neck. It has become so common that for many, especially the young, it just seems like part of sex, a normal step. The UK government has decided it should not be, and soon, it will be a crime.

The plan is to make possessing or distributing pornographic material that shows sexual strangulation, often called ‘choking’, illegal. This is a specific amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill. Ministers are acting on the back of a stark, independent review. That report found this kind of violence is not just available online, but it is rampant. It has quietly, steadily, become normalised.

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