Thaapi | Australian Classification

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Parental Guidance (PG)

Mild violence, coarse language and drug use

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Poster image for Thaapi

Thrown out of her home for defying tradition, a resilient woman trains a ragtag team of village girls to compete in kabaddi, only to face an international team in a match designed to humiliate her legendary wrestler father-in-law.

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Thaapi is an Indian sports drama film that follows a young woman who challenges her father-in-law, Bhakhtaur Singh, a retired Kabaddi wrestler, to recognise her female team as legitimate and worthy of carrying forward her family's sporting legacy. The film is in Punjabi with English subtitles.

Themes

The film contains themes related to family legacy, sport, gender and pride in which Kabbadi serves as a vehicle for community pride and female empowerment.

Violence

The film contains highly stylised and choreographed fight scenes featuring exaggerated slaps, shoves, kicks, throws and the implied use of a traditional Indian Jori. The violence is presented without injury detail, blood effects, or visible impact consequences.

Language

The film contains use of the words "bitch", "shit", "damn" and "hell".

Drug use

The film contains several characters shown rolling and implicitly smoking joints, while another character is depicted sniffing and rubbing his nose, implying drug use. During the scene, a character refers to the men as “junkies”.

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Industry details

Classification date

14 October 2026

Year of production

2026

Classification

PG

Consumer advice

Mild violence, coarse language and drug use

Category

Films

Category detail

Public Exhibition

Media type

DCP

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

137 minutes

Director/Creator

Jagdeep Warring

Producer

Amanpreet Singh

Production company

Smarter Films | Neeru Bajwa Entertainment

Country of origin

INDIA

Language

PUNJABI

Applicant

ATL Media Ltd

File number

T26/29791

Classification number

CLAS-1618192

Alternative titles

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