One of the most successful actors of Hindi cinema, Deepika Padukone, will be playing the role of an acid attack survivor in the forthcoming film Chhapaak.
Chhapaak marks the third directorial of Meghna Gulzar after the critically acclaimed films like Talvar and the Alia Bhatt-starrer spy thriller Raazi. The film is based on the real life events encountered by various survivors.
The official trailer of the film released on 10th December. Previously, the 2019 Malayalam drama Uyare also dealt with the story of an acid attack survivor (played by Parvathy), but was set on the backdrop of aviation sector.
Chhapaak tells the story of Malti (Deepika Padukone), who gets attacked with acid in the year 2005, as the film explores the on-ground consequences and the legal battles involved in such cases. The film is jointly produced by Fox Star Studios, Deepika Padukone, Govind Singh Sandhu, and Meghna Gulzar.