Deepika
Padukone
is
all
set
to
be
back
on
the
silver
screen
with
her
ambitious
project
Chhapaak,
in
January
2020.
The
leggy
lassy
is
appearing
in
a
performance-oriented
role
in
the
survival
drama,
which
is
directed
by
Meghna
Gulzar.
The
official
trailer
of
Chhapaak
will
be
released
on
December
10,
which
is
observed
as
the
World
Human
Rights
Day.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
popular
daily,
Chhapaak
director
Meghna
Gulzar
opened
up
about
this
coincidence.
According
to
the
filmmaker,
the
Deepika
Padukone
starrer
discusses
the
act
of
acid
violence,
which
violates
the
lives
of
victims.
both
physically
and
mentally.
Chaapaak
is
all
about
their
right
to
live.
Interestingly,
the
team
has
never
really
thought
of
releasing
the
official
trailer
of
Chhapaak
on
World
Human
Rights
Day,
and
this
coincidence
came
as
a
big
surprise.
However,
director
Meghna
Gulzar
stated
that
she
is
now
extremely
grateful
that
the
trailer
of
the
movie
is
releasing
on
such
an
important
day.
Chhapaak,
which
is
based
on
the
real-life
incidents,
features
Vikrant
Massey
as
the
male
lead.
Deepika
Padukone
and
Vikrant
Massey's
characters
in
the
movie,
Malti
and
Amol
are
based
on
the
real-life
acid
attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal
and
her
partner
Alok
Dixit.
The
first
look
poster,
which
revealed
Deepika's
look
in
the
movie,
had
taken
social
media
by
storm.
The
survival
drama
is
scripted
by
director
Meghna
Gulzar
herself,
along
with
Atika
Chohan.
Popular
music
director
trio
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
composes
the
music
for
the
movie.
Cinematography
is
handled
by
Malay
Prakash.
Chhapaak,
which
also
marks
Deepika
Padukone's
debut
as
a
producer,
is
jointly
bankrolled
by
her
home
banner
Ka
Productions,
Fox
Star
Studios,
Mriga
Films,
and
Absolute
Productions.
Chhapaak
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatres
on
January
10,
2020,
as
Deepika's
first
release
for
the
year.