Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey have been cast together for the first time in Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak, a film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Deepika plays Laxmi while Vikrant essays her boyfriend. It is certainly one of the most anticipated films of 2020 and ever since DP's first look as Malti was unveiled, fans have been impatient to see her in the film.
Adding to the excitement, Deepika announced yesterday on social media that the trailer for Chhapaak will be out on Tuesday that is, December 10, 2019. Now as promised, the trailer of the film has been unveiled and it will certainly give you goosebumps. It showcases Deepika aka Malti's journey and it is a heartbreaking moment when she sees her deformed face in the mirror for the first time. Although she initially hates her faces, she eventually musters up courage to lead a campaign to prevent acid attacks in the country by regulationg the sale of acid. Eventually, her struggle witnesses a silver lining when she meets Amol (Vikrant Massey), who helps her in her journey to seek justice for acid attack victims. In fact, we even see glimpses of a brewing love between Amol and Malti.
Nonetheless, Deepika's body language and the intensity with which she emotes in every next frame will leave an impact on you. The trailer ends with Deepika as Malti saying, "unhone meri surat badli hai, mera mann nai" and it stays in sync with the tagline of the film, "ab ladna hai."
Watch it here:
For the unversed, in 2005, a long-time stalker and a man twice Laxmi's age, had thrown a beer bottle loaded with acid on her for rejecting his advances. Laxmi had to go for multiple surgeries apart from the emotional and mental trauma that she had to face. After a long period of despair, Laxmi got the required media coverage and support from all across the nation, which helped her in becoming an acid attack survivor rather than just a victim.
Chhapaak is co-produced by Deepika and Meghna in collaboration with Fox Star Studios. The film is scheduled for release on January 10, 2020.
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