The
wait
is
finally
over
as
the
trailer
of
Deepika
Padukone's
much-anticipated
film,
'Chhapaak'
has
finally
hit
the
internet.
Based
on
acid-attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal,
the
actress
plays
the
lead
and
is
also
co-producing
this
film.
'Chhapaak'
also
stars
Vikrant
Massey
as
Deepika's
love
interest.
The
film
revolves
around
Malti
(Deepika
Padukone)
who
is
attacked
with
acid
on
a
street
in
New
Delhi,
in
2005.
'Chhapaak'
then
takes
us
on
a
journey
about
surviving
an
acid
attack
in
India,
the
medico-legal-social
state
of
affairs
that
transpires
after
the
acid
has
been
hurled
and
the
face
is
irreparably
burnt.
Check
out
the
trailer
here.
Revealing
the
reason
behind
the
film's
title,
Meghna
Gulzar
earlier
shared
in
a
Mumbai
Mirror
interview
that
they
were
toying
with
two
titles-
Gandhak,
the
Hindi
word
for
sulphuric
acid
and
Chhapaak,
the
sound
of
a
splash.
Finally,
they
settled
for
'Chhapaak'
as
it
strongly
resonated
with
everyone
and
conveyed
that
the
film
is
about
acid
violence
almost
immediately
and
quite
effortlessly.
The
filmmaker
had
also
shared
that
Deepika
Padukone
will
be
a
revelation
in
the
film.
She
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Deepika
is
going
to
be
a
revelation
in
Chhapaak.
It
is
a
completely
different
side
of
Deepika
which
people
will
see." She
further
added,
"It's
amazing
how
quickly
she
picked
up
the
stuff.
Even
her
smile
that
she
has
throughout
the
film,
it's
not
the
Deepika
Padukone
smile.
It's
Malti's
smile.
Somewhere
we
found
a
middle
path
between
Deepika's
and
Laxmi's
smile.
It's
been
fulfilling
to
have
had
her
as
a
part
of
this
film."
Going
by
the
trailer,
we
can
say
that
this
will
surely
be
one
of
Deepika
Padukone's
hard-hitting
performances
in
her
film
career.
Meanwhile,
Deepika
said
in
one
of
her
interviews
that
she
was
deeply
moved
after
the
film's
narration
as
it's
not
just
a
story
of
violence
but
of
strength,
courage,
hope
and
victory.
When
Laxmi
Aggarwal
was
asked
about
Deepika
playing
her
reel
version,
she
had
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."
Backed
by
Fox
Studios,
Chhapaak
is
helmed
by
Meghna
Gulzar
and
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
January
10,
2020.
It
will
lock
horns
with
Ajay
Devgn's
'Tanhaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior' at
the
box
office.