Deepika Padukone, along with her director Meghna Gulzar and co-star Vikrant Massey, launched the trailer of her upcoming film Chhapaak today. Producers Govind Sandhu and Vijay Singh were also present at the event. The film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Deepika plays Laxmi Agarwal who is named Malti in the film while Vikrant essays the role of her boyfriend. Today, at the trailer launch event, Deepika was asked how Laxmi reacted after look at her with the prosthetic.
To this, DP said, "She felt like she was looking at herself in the mirror. I felt I was looking at myself. Laxmi had come and she looked at me and felt she was looking at herself. She came on the first day to the set. I was extremely nervous. This was the first character I played which wasn’t fictional or dead. There’s no better validation for me when there’s a person you’re playing who’s in front of you and says that they are happy looking at me."
Video: 'I felt like I am looking at her & she felt like she is looking at herself' - #DeepikaPadukone on #LakshmiAggarwal's reaction on seeing Deepika post prosthetics#Chhapaak #ChhapaakTrailer @deepikapadukone @masseysahib @foxstarhindi @_KaProductions @meghnagulzar pic.twitter.com/MJu4TTSJqt
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Deepika also explained why she burnt a piece of her prosthetics after finishing the shoot of Chhapaak.
Video: #DeepikaPadukone on why she burnt the prosthetics after finishing the shoot of #Chhapaak#ChhapaakTrailer @deepikapadukone @masseysahib @foxstarhindi @_KaProductions @mrigafilms @meghnagulzar pic.twitter.com/2qGRLe6WQr
— PeepingMoon (@PeepingMoon) December 10, 2019
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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