“ Kya ek thappad ki wajah se koi apne ghar ko chhodne ka faisla kar sakta hai”. This was an eye-opening dialogue from the film “Thappad” in which the married female protagonist is suppose to reconcile and forget the insult imparted by her husband on her publicly. The film projects reality of many married women who are expected to keep silence, as a sign of tolerance, in many such situations which they face in their marital life. This often puts her in a position where she feels disconnected from the surrounding environment, and owns self, getting into a state of isolation. This gives rise to many questions which are woven around the status of married women in our society. Is Isolation fate of married women? Is self respect of a married woman above marriage? Is the identity of a woman lost or merged with the marital identity? Marriage is a significant event in a women’s life which affect her emotional, mental, social and physical well-being. Most important...