Chhapaak: Deepika Padukone's Film On Acid Attack Survivor Gets A Title; Vikrant Massey Joins Cast
After the massive success of her last film Padmaavat, all eyes are towards Deepika Padukone's next project. The actress will be seen in Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak.
After
the
massive
success
of
her
last
film
Padmaavat,
all
eyes
are
towards
Deepika
Padukone's
next
project.
The
actress
will
be
seen
in
Meghna
Gulzar's
upcoming
film
on
acid
attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal.
Deepika
will
also
be
co-producing
this
flick.
With
the
film
going
on
floors
soon,
the
makers
have
finally
zeroed
in
the
title
for
the
film
as
'Chhapaak'.
Speaking
about
the
title,
director
Meghna
Gulzar
told
Mumbai
Mirror
that
they
were
they
were
toying
with
two
-
Gandhak,
the
Hindi
word
for
sulphuric
acid
and
Chhapaak,
the
sound
of
a
splash.
Revealing
why
they
chose
Chhapaak,
Gulzar
said,
The
latter
spoke
to
me
strongly
and
resonated
with
everyone
I
bounced
it
off
as
it
conveys
that
the
film
is
about
acid
violence
almost
immediately
and
quite
effortlessly."
Apart
from
Deepika
Padukone,
Vikrant
Massey
is
the
latest
addition
to
that
cast.
Meghna
Gulzar
On
Casting
Vikrant
Massey
In
The
Film
"Vikrant
is
somebody
I've
wanted
to
work
with
since
Raazi,
after
seeing
him
in
A
Death
in
the
Gunj.
In
the
film,
he
plays
a
North
Indian
boy
who
used
to
be
a
professional
before
he
decided
to
become
an
actor,
then,
started
a
campaign
against
acid
violence
which
is
how
he
came
to
meet
Laxmi
in
real
life.
I
speak
for
both
Deepika
and
myself
when
I
say
that
we
are
both
really
excited
to
have
Vikrant
play
this
part."
Deepika
Immediately
Come
On
Board
Post
Narration
""It
was
that
organic
because
it's
such
a
moving
story.
And
the
decision
to
co-produce
the
film
with
her
also
happened
organically
because
I
wanted
to
remain
close
to
it
through
the
entire
process,"
Meghna
revealed.
Vikrant
Feels
Honored
To
Be
Part
Of
Chhapaak
The
actor
tweeted,
"Honoured
to
be
part
of
#Chhapaak!
Thank
you
@meghnagulzar
Ma'am
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
&
believing
in
me.
Looking
forward
to
working
with
the
supremely
talented
@DeepikaPadukone."
Deepika
too
welcomed
him
on
board
and
wrote
back,
"Welcome
to
the
team
@masseysahib
!!!Thrilled
to
have
you
on
board!!!"
Chhapaak
Will
Roll
In
March
Meghna
revealed
that
Chhapaak
will
be
shot
in
Mumbai
and
Delhi
and
that
prosthetics
tests
were
underway.
The
film
will
go
on
floors
in
March.