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Deepika Padukone plays acid attack survivor in Chhapaak - The Inspiring charcter of Laxmi Agarwal

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"Disfigure her face so that she never lives back her life to the fullest, may she be a blasphemy to herself, so that she discards the enthusiasm of her life and starts feeling in hell. She should be scared to look at her image in the mirror. In short, ruin her entire life". The venomous stalker thinks as he decides to take vengeance by throwing the acid on her face.

Acid attacks transform a person into a monster. It is corrosive to skin, eyes, and is injected slowly in internal parts. Acid attacks are done to disfigure the face of the lady so that she never lives back her life to the fullest, so that she be blasphemous to herself, so that she discards the enthusiasm of her life and starts feeling in hell. In short, to ruin her entire life. These faces often hide from society.

He changed my face , not my heart. He threw acid on my face, not on my dreams.

- says Laxmi Agarwal, the acid attack survivor.

It is for these faces that 'Chhapaak' is made and will be going to release next year. To lift the veil and bring to light the survivors of acid attacks. To show how they are neglected and looked upon by the society. 'Chhappak' is a way of showing the brutal behaviour of the society against the community and consequently the acid attack survivor has to live in the darkness. The facial looks of a person are taken to be her identity which is lost if her face degrades. "A character that will stay with me forever...#Malti" - posted by the super- hit actress Deepika Padukone on her instagram".

The film is related to the acid attack survivor and the fighter Laxmi Agarwal who made her ways through the toughest of the lanes and emerged as the greatest fighter and an exceptional example for the society. This film is indeed important for people to see and feel the anguish of acid attack victims, what they go through and the battle they fight daily to survive this world. The poster of Deepika Padukone very aptly signifies the ray of hope that runs in the life of Malti and shining eyes that glitters, accepts and endure the truth of her life with all of the grace and power. A blend of sorrow, unhappiness, ambition, desire, and hope, that's what Malti is all about releasing on 10th January 2020.

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