Vikrant Massey awed by 'Chhapaak' co-star Deepika Padukone, says 'she has given her all'

Vikrant Massey will be seen opposite Om Shanti Om actor Deepika Padukone for first time in ir upcoming film Chhapaak directed by Raazi fame filmmaker Meghna Gulzar. He recently shared his experience of working with Deepika and revealed that Padmaavat star had internalized character of Malti that she portrayed on screen and it has affected her emotionally.

Vikrant shared that film is very special for Deepika and has impacted her a great deal as he shared an interesting anecdote.

“re were days when she would respond like Malti even off-camera. I think as an actress, she has given her all, emptied herself to create Malti. Perhaps that is why she was overwhelmed during trailer launch of film,” 

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Vikrant Massey also revealed what he considered special in narrative of film. He claimed that in any cinema, a love story is always highlighted by beauty and vanity of actors whereas Chhapaak features a story where two people like each or because of ir individuality.

movie is one of rare ones where audience will be compelled to look beyond appearance of characters of Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey.

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Chhapaak releases in aters on January 10, 2020

Vikrant Massey is looking forward to Chhapaak, featuring Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor. film, directed by Meghna Gulzar, is inspired by life of Laxmi Agarwal. actor, who was earlier supposed to collaborate with Meghna on Raazi, says he is happy to have got opportunity to be part of her latest venture.

Vikrant says with "Chhapaak" ir aim is to create awareness about acid violence. "It is a heius crime and living being deserves this. one has right to have an impact or influence on anyone else's life in such a life-altering way. Through 'Chhapaak' our attempt is to talk about acid violence and we hope people take this film in right way and re will be more awareness and discussion on this topic."

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(with PTI inputs)