Deepika Padukone's First Look As Acid Attack Survivor From The Film *Chhapaak* Revealed!
Deepika Padukone stole our hearts with her hand wave in her debut Om Shanti Om and ever since we have been in love with her. The queen of Bollywood has never failed to impress us with her outstanding roles in movies like Cocktail, Bajirao Mastani, Ram Leela and many more. The actress has grown with each different role and mesmerises her audience with her power-packed performances.
Now, after getting married to the love of her life, Ranveer Singh, the actress is ready to step into a new segment of Bollywood. The actress would be portraying the role of the acid attack survivor Laxmi Aggarwal in a film titled as Chhapaak. The movie is directed by the Raazi director, Meghna Gulzar and will mark Deepika's debut as a producer.
Deepika shared the first look from the movie today and we are so so impressed. The name of her character is called Malti and she looks totally unrecognisable with her makeover for the role. The ray of light in her eyes speaks of hope and courage as an individual who wishes to prosper in spite of all the odds. The pose in the picture highlights the scars and burns of the character.
The actress shared the first picture on her Instagram account and captioned the post with the following words," A character that will stay with me forever...#Malti. Shoot begins today!#Chhapaak. Releasing-10th January, 2020."
The biopic is based on the life of Laxmi Aggarwal who survived an acid attack at the age of 15. She was attacked by a man along with his two friends because she refused to marry the man. Since the incident, which changed her life upside down, she decided to campaign against acid attack violence and the sale of acid. She is the proud founder of an organisation called Stop Sale Acid, to achieve her aim of saving the lives of innocent people.
Laxmi was asked about how she feels on Deepika playing her role in the biopic, to which she said," I am so happy that Deepika is playing the role. I have no right to judge her. How can I judge someone for something which I can't do? She has played wonderful characters on screen and I believe she will give her best. I want to thank Deepika ji, Meghna ji and the entire team who will be working together on the film.
Meghna Gulzar had also recently shared her experience of narrating the script of Chhapaak to Deepika, "It was a moment of serendipity when I asked for a meeting with Deepika. I had many conversations with myself that she may not be interested in doing the kind of film that I was talking to her. And she wasn't. She was looking to do something lighter after three intense films. But I didn't have a light, romantic script for her. My film was based on acid violence of a woman who epitomised immense courage and strength, in the face of crippling adversity. It felt like a perfect fit. Deepika took on the film, the character, and me, in a heartbeat."
After the grand success of her last movie Padmaavat in 2018, she has been on a break. The star is ready to begin shooting for the film which also stars actor Vikrant Massey in the lead role. The movie will be hitting the big screen on 10th January 2020.
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