Chhapaak,
directed
by
Meghna
Gulzar,
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
movies
of
2020.
Starring
Deepika
Padukone
and
Vikrant
Massey
in
the
lead,
the
film
tells
the
gut
wrenching
story
of
an
acid
attack
survivor.
The
trailer
of
the
film,
although
much
appreciated,
made
some
draw
parallels
to
it
with
a
Malayalam
film
called
Uyare.
Starring
Parvathy
Thiruvothu,
it
also
told
a
story
of
an
acid
attack
survivor.
Deepika
is
unfazed
by
these
comparisons,
and
feels
everyone
has
their
own
unique
way
of
telling
a
story
about
the
same
subject.
In
an
interview
with
Rajeev
Masand,
Deepika
said,
"Everyone
has
a
different
way
of
telling
it.
Today,
someone
else
can
get
up
and
decide
to
make
a
film
on
Laxmi
or
on
acid
violence.
I
think
every
film
will
have
a
different
texture.
I
actually
feel
like
it's
a
good
thing.
Cinema
is
such
a
powerful
medium
and
that's
why
we
chose
to
tell
these
stories."
She
continued,
" It's
not
like
acid
violence
has
not
existed
in
the
country,
it
has.
It's
just
spoken
about
as
much
as
other
issues
like
rape
or
other
issues.
It's
nice
that
even
Shabana
ji
had
done
a
movie
last
year.
There
have
been
a
couple
of
them
that
have
been.
So,
there's
no
concern."
Chhapaak
is
inspired
by
the
story
of
acid
attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal.
Deepika
has
stated
before
that
this
is
her
most
difficult
film
to
date.
In
the
interview
with
Masand,
she
also
opened
about
her
depression
spiraling
during
the
process
of
Chhapaak,
and
needing
a
counsellor
on
sets.