After
tying
the
knot
with
her
longtime
beau
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone's
first
film
post
marriage
is
Meghna
Gulzar's
Chhapaak
which
is
based
on
the
life
story
of
acid-attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal.
The
actress
is
known
for
taking
up
challenging
roles
and
we
just
can't
wait
to
see
her
spring
one
more
surprise
with
this
film.
Deepika
will
be
sharing
screen
space
with
Vikrant
Massey
for
the
first
time
in
this
film.
But
do
you
folks
know
that
the
actor
wasn't
the
first
choice
to
play
Deepika's
love
interest
in
the
film.
During
a
recent
chat
show,
an
actor
revealed
that
he
was
first
offered
Chhapaak
but
couldn't
do
the
film
because
of
date
issues.
And
it's
none
other
than
Rajkummar
Rao.
According
to
a
Times
Now
report,
Rajkummar
Rao
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
didn't
turn
it
down.
Of
course
not!
I
loved
that
script
but
my
dates
were
so
messed
up.
I'm
so
looking
forward
to
that
film.
I
kept
telling
Meghna
and
Deepika
that
it's
my
loss."
Coming
back
to
Vikrant
bagging
the
role,
the
actor
had
previously
told
Pinkvilla,
"I
was
really
excited
and
kind
of
surprised
also.
It
was
really
overwhelming
when
I
got
the
confirmation
call
from
Meghna.
Also,
to
be
collaborating
with
her
and
Deepika
is
a
part
of
it;
it's
something
that
I
am
really
looking
forward
to."
He
had
further
added,
"It
feels
very
heart-warming
that
entire
time
when
the
film
was
announced
on
the
19th
December.
As
I
said,
the
emails,
the
tweets
and
the
things
that
were
written
in
the
media,
they
were
really
heartwarming.
Right
now,
all
I
am
really
focused
on
is
sort
of
repaying
their
trust
back
by
being
consistent.
It
feels
great.
I
don't
think
an
actor
can
ask
for
more
when
something
like
this
happens."
Meanwhile,
the
team
recently
wrapped
up
the
first
shooting
schedule
of
the
film
in
the
capital.
Chhapaak
is
slated
to
release
on
January
10,
2020.