Meghna Gulzar's upcoming film Chhapaak starring Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey in the lead roles has undoubtedly caught the attention of the nation with its riveting narrative that is blending with a heartwarming tale of an acid attack survivor. Inspired by the story of Laxmi Agarwal who battled all odds and emerged as a winner, Chhapaak is one of the highly anticipated films of 2020. Now, as the film is inching closer to its release, the team held an event to launch the title track of the film on Friday. During the event, Laxmi, from whom the film is inspired by, spoke about spreading awareness about acid attack.
During the media interaction at the song launch, Laxmi said back in 2013 there wasn't much awareness regarding acid attacks. But as soon as the survivors came out in the open without hesitation, more people got to know about the horrendous acts. Adding further, Laxmi said it is necessary to bring out the cause as the society's mindset is filled with 'acid'. She went on to say that the film will destroy it all. With a smile on her face, Laxmi said those who have been through acid attacks, emerge as fighters and not victims.
I'm happy that today we are together and supporting this cause and trying to bring forward the victims as fighters - #laxmiagarwal at #Chhapaak title track launch@deepikapadukone @meghnagulzar @atikachohan @masseysahib @ShankarEhsanLoy #Gulzar #ArijitSingh @_KaProductions pic.twitter.com/nXmMVYe2iZ
— PeepingMoon (@PeepingMoon) January 3, 2020
Directed by Meghna, produced by Fox Star Studios, Deepika’s KA Production, Meghna and Govind Singh Sandhu’s Mriga Films, written by Atika Chohan and Meghna Gulzar, Chhapaak is a tale of an acid attack survivor named Malti who battles against the social evil doers. The film also stars Vikrant Massey and is scheduled to release on January 10, 2020.
(Source: PeepingMoon)
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