Do Patti is an Indian Hindi-language mystery-thriller movie directed by Shashank Chaturvedi. This movie is written by Kanika Dhillon who is also the writer of movies like Haseen Dilruba and Rashmi Rocket. The movie stars Kajol, Kriti Sanon and Shaheer Sheikh whereas Birendra Kala, Tanvi Azmi, Ritu P Sood, Vidushi Manaduli and Danish Kalra are in the supporting roles in the movie.
This movie is co-produced by Kanika Dhillon and Kriti Sanon. This movie marks Kriti Sanon’s debut as a producer with her production company named Blue Butterfly Films. This film marks Shaheer Sheikh's Bollywood debut as well. This is the second film starring both Kajol and Kriti. Previously, they worked together in the Bollywood movie titled Dilwale.
The thrilling storyline of the movie has raised the excitement level and viewers want to know whether the movie is based on a real-life story or if it is based on a novel or a book.
Is Do Patti based on a true story?
The answer to this question is partially yes. The storyline of Do Patti is fictional and it is situated in a fictional city named Devipur in Uttarakhand. Although the plot of the movie is not based on a real story, the incidents of women being the victim of domestic abuse shown in the movie, are completely true. This movie has raised and explored the real issues such as domestic violence and mental health problems. It has presented these true and sensitive issues in a perfect blend of suspense, drama and emotions. The makers of the movie have highlighted how multiple of domestic and sexual violence cases still go unreported in the world.
At the end of the movie, the makers of the film presented the actual data of domestic and sexual abuse happening in the world. It stated, “Worldwide, almost one third of women aged 15-49 years who have been in a relationship, have subjected to some form of physical and/or sexual violence. A majority of domestic violence incidents go unreported.”
Further it mentioned about the website that can help the victims of domestic and sexual abuse. It stated, “If you or someone you know has experienced domestic abuse and needs help finding information and resources, visit wannatalkaboutit.com”