As much as they're often typecast, actors try to push their boundaries and do things that they've never done before. Deepika Padukone is one such actor, who has time and again proved just how versatile she is, playing a wide variety of characters in films such as Cocktail, Bajirao Mastani, Piku and Padmaavat, among others.
She recently began shooting her new project Chhapaak, a film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal in New Delhi. On Saturday, a new video of her from the film set emerged on social media. In the clip, the actress can be seen donning a school uniform.
Earlier, a photo of Deepika dressed up as her reel self Malti (her film's character) went viral on social media. Deepika's transformation into acid attack survivor has been receiving praises from all quarters.
On March 26, Deepika took to Twitter to share the first look of her character from the film. "A character that will stay with me forever...#Malti," the actor captioned the picture. She also announced that the film would release on January 10, 2020.
A character that will stay with me forever...#MaltiShoot begins today!#ChhapaakReleasing-10th January, 2020.@meghnagulzar @foxstarhindi @masseysahib pic.twitter.com/EdmbpjzSJo— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) March 25, 2019
Meghna Gulzar, who is directing the movie, also shared the post and called Malti "courage" and "hope."
She is courage. She is hope. She is @deepikapadukone as #Malti in #Chhapaak. Shoot begins today. Releasing on 10th January, 2020.@masseysahib @foxstarhindi pic.twitter.com/WszEOoL3L7— Meghna Gulzar (@meghnagulzar) March 25, 2019
On casting Deepika for Chhapaak, Meghna earlier said, "You won’t be seeing Deepika, you know. You will be seeing a disfigured Deepika. There is an uncanny similarity between the survivor and Deepika," adding that the film will show people the havoc that violence can wreak in a person’s life.
Chhapaak also features Vikrant Massey in a key role.
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