Deepika Padukone's movie Chhapaak is all set to touch a million hearts

Chhapaak is an upcoming Hindi language film. It is based on the real-life experience of an acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. The movie has been directed by Meghna Gulzar. Meghna Gulzar has previously directed movies like Raazi and Talvar. The movie’s star cast is Deepika Padukone along with Vikrant Massey.

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Story about Malti

The story revolves around a girl named Malti. Malti is a free-spirited girl, played by Deepika Padukone. Chhapaak is based on a sensitive topic which is likely to bring tears to anyone watching the movie. It is the trial and triumph of a young girl. From the acid attack to court proceedings to medical treatment, how a young girl coped up with the trials and tribulations. How she healed herself emotionally more so than physically.

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What Deepika had to say

Deepika is well known in the film industry for doing roles that leave an impact on the audience. Be it Veronica from Cocktail or her last movie where she played queen Padmavati from the movie Padmavat. She has taken on to perform a character of Malti in Chhapaak. Her character required a lot of emotional connection and deep digging into the emotional turmoil of the acid attack survivor.

Deepika in an interview to a media portal said,  she had never been as emotionally burnt out as she was during the filming of Chhapaak. This movie is the first of its kind. Movies are a great medium to send messages to the public. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride for Deepika while shooting the film. It used to take three hours for her to get prosthetics done and another hour to take them off. Since the storyline is such, the actor needs to get in the skin of the character. Meghna Gulzar revealed that Deepika was the best choice for the role because she understands the character. By the end of the film shooting, Deepika was emotionally drained out.

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Release date

The movie is set to release on 10th January in the year 2020. The movie is being produced by Deepika Padukone and Meghna Gulzar in collaboration with Fox Star Studios. It will release all over India.

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