Chhapaak,
directed
by
Meghna
Gulzar,
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
films
of
the
year.
The
film
casts
Deepika
Padukone
in
the
lead
role,
who
portrays
the
character
of
Malti
-
an
acid
attack
survivor.
Recently,
the
title
track
of
the
film
was
unveiled
by
the
makers
and
the
track
received
a
myriad
of
praises
from
the
netizens.
Deepika
Padukone
&
Vikrant
Massey
at
Chhapaak
screening;
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For
the
unversed,
the
lyrics
of
Chhapaak's
title
track
are
penned
down
by
Meghna
Gulzar's
father,
Gulzar
Saab
and
in
his
latest
interview
with
a
leading
daily,
the
veteran
lyricist
asks
the
movie-goers
not
to
pity
the
acid-attack
survivors.
Inside
Photos:
Deepika
Padukone
Celebrates
Birthday
With
Acid-attack
Survivors,
Ranveer
Singh
Cheers.
Gulzar
says,
"These
girls,
you
know,
I
would
hate
it
if
someone
calls
them
'these
poor
girls'.
No!
No
poor
girls.
No
becharis.
Don't
pity
them
at
all.
They
don't
need
pity.
They
have
their
ego,
they
have
their
self-respect.
And
all
that
is
intact.
The
acid
has
not
ruined
their
self-respect
or
their
confidence."
"It
is
the
attacker
who
is
defective,
it
is
his
mind
that
is
handicapped.
He
needs
to
be
taught.
When
people
look
at
these
survivors
with
those
looks
that
say
they
are
not
'normal'
-
it
is
the
people
looking
at
them
like
that
who
need
to
be
addressed.
There
is
nothing
for
the
girls
to
do
differently
-
it
is
others
who
have
to
change,
how
they
think,
how
they
react,"
adds
the
veteran
lyricist.
In
the
same
interview,
Gulzar
Saab
also
asserts
that
Chhapaak
is
not
a
sad
film
but
a
film
about
the
fighting
spirit
of
the
acid-attack
survivors,
who
refused
to
give
up
on
their
courage.
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READ:
Chhapaak's
Title
Track
Is
Out:
Netizens
Laud
Deepika
Padukone
&
Arijit
Singh.
He
says,
"What
is
the
spirit
of
these
girls?
It
is
this
-
Just
because
the
acid
scarred
my
face,
took
away
my
recognition,
doesn't
mean
I'll
give
up.
I
am
more
than
my
face,
but
you
have
to
look
through
my
eyes
to
see
it.
With
this
face
also,
I
am
alive,
and
I
am
fighting."
Chhapaak
is
all
set
to
hit
the
theatres
on
January
10,
2020.