The wait is over. After over a year's break, Deepika Padukone is all set to come back to the big screen with Chhapaak. The trailer of the film has just been launched.
Deepika is playing the role of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal in Chhapaak. The trailer shows the journey Malti (Deepika's character in the film). How she hates her face after the attack and learns to love it. The trailer also shows how Malti leads a campaign to prevent acid attacks in the country by regulating the sale of acid. It also shows how Amol (Vikrant Massey) helps her in the journey. Glimpses of Amol and Malti's brewing love can also be seen in the trailer.
Laxmi Agarwal was attacked in 2005 when she was just 15 years old. The attacker was a 32-year-old man who was trying to make advances towards her. Laxmi battled for life after the attack. After surviving the attack, she started a campaign called Stop Sale Acid to regulate sale of acid in the country.Deepika, who also turned producer with Chhapaak, earlier took to Instagram to share her first look in the film.
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Chhapaak is directed by Meghna Gulzar. Deepika had to wear prosthetics to play Laxmi's role. Wearing prosthetics took a toll on her and she talked about the same in an interview with Harper's Bazaar India. She said, "I'd say it's the toughest movie I have ever done. Not because of the role, but because of the prosthetics. I am extremely patient person, but I had to dig deep to go through that every single day for 42 days."
Chhapaak will hit the theatres on January 10, 2020.