Deepika Padukone In Chhapaak
Deepika Padukone is all set to play an acid attack survivor in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak and her look from the film has been unveiled. The shooting of the film begins today in Delhi.
Chhapaak is based on the life of activist Laxmi Agarwal and will see Deepika essaying the character of Malti. The film is scheduled to release on January 10, 2020.
A character that will stay with me forever…#Malti
Shoot begins today!#Chhapaak
Releasing-10th January, 2020.@meghnagulzar @foxstarhindi @masseysahib pic.twitter.com/EdmbpjzSJo
— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) March 25, 2019
Recently, the actress had shared a pic from their read session from the film which showed a bearded Vikrant Massey.
Talking about the character, Deepika will essay the role based on Agarwal, who was attacked at the age of 15. After undergoing several surgeries, Agarwal took up the job of helping acid attack survivors and promoted campaigns to stop such attacks. Her attacker, a 32-year old man, was an acquaintance of her family.
Chhapaak will showcase her journey in the time after her attack spanning a decade, a significant part of the story is the game-changing PIL in the Supreme Court, which inspired the amendment on acid laws in 2013.
Chhapaak is Deepika Padukone’s first film since Padmaavat and we are sure excited for it.
