Along
with
Tanhaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior,
Meghna
Gulzar's
Chhapaak
starring
Deepika
Padukone
too
hit
the
big
screens
on
January
10,
2020.
The
film
has
the
actress
essaying
the
role
of
an
acid-attack
survivor
named
Malti.
With
praises
pouring
in
for
Deepika's
heartfelt
performance,
the
social
drama
collected
Rs.
4.77
crore
on
its
opening
day.
The
film
showed
growth
on
Saturday
and
Sunday
as
it
collected
Rs.
6.90
crore
and
Rs.
7.35
crore
respectively.
On
Monday,
it
earned
Rs.
2.35
crore
at
the
box
office.
Speaking
about
its
performance
on
Tuesday,
early
estimates
state
that
it
minted
around
Rs.
2.25
crore.
The
total
box
office
collection
now
stands
at
Rs.
23.
When
asked
if
Deepika's
recent
JNU
visit
affected
the
film's
business,
trade
analyst
Girish
Johar
told
Hindustan
Times,
"No,
I
don't
think
so.
The
film
performs
on
the
basis
of
what
it
is."
Film
distributor
Akshay
Rathi
further
told
the
leading
daily,
"They
have
many
other
avenues
of
satellite,
music,
OTT
platforms
to
recover
money
from.
There
won't
be
a
scenario
where
Fox
Star
Studios
and
Deepika
invest
in
a
film
where
they
can
lose
the
money.
Fox
Star's
own
satellite
network
Star
and
the
OTT
network
Hotstar
are
extremely
strong
in
getting
terrific
revenues.
When
you
have
Deepika
in
the
film,
you
do
expect
higher
numbers
but
this
is
not
a
commercial
entertainer,
its
an
issue-based
film.
These
films
are
not
expected
to
have
a
massive
opening
but
are
expected
to
have
a
good
run
over
a
period
of
time."
Inspired
by
the
real-life
story
of
acid-attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal,
Chhapaak
has
been
declared
tax-free
in
Madhya
Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh
and
Rajasthan.
The
film
also
stars
Vikrant
Massey.