Deepika Padukone was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat, which was a blockbuster. The actor will now appear next in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak, along with Vikrant Massey. She will be seen playing the role of an acid attack survivor named Malti in the film, which is based on the real life story of Laxmi Agarwal. Deepika opened up about her preparation for the role. Read to know what the actor said.

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Deepika Padukone on preparing for Chhapaak

In a recent interview with a magazine, Deepika talked about her preparation for the role. She said that emotionally it is her toughest role till date. She had to dig deep to play the role of Laxmi with justice. Deepika expressed that the movie tells a story about law, justice and survival. After reading the script, she was waiting to be a part of the movie. It is said that she had to sit for two and a half hours every day for prosthetics.

A report in a leading daily stated that firstly, Deepika searched on the internet to learn how acid attack survivors are affected. She saw all available photos and videos about Laxmi to fully know her life. Laxmi herself has been very supportive of sharing intricate details of her journey with the film's makers. They provided Deepika with DVDs and pen drives that contained information about 10 survivors as a research source.

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The shooting of the film was wrapped a few months back. In an interview with a news portal, director Meghna Gulzar talked about how emotional the experience of shooting the film was mainly due to the ownership every crew member took in making it everyone. Both Deepika and Meghna shared the news of the film's wrap on their social media handles.

Chhapaak

Chhapaak is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, played by Deepika Padukone. Vikrant Massey will essay the role of Laxmi's life partner and social activist Alok Dixit. The movie is slated to release on January 10, 2020. The first poster of the film was released a few months back. Take a look.

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