Deepika Padukone's next film with Meghna Gulzar has been titled CHHAPAAK. Vikrant Massey will star opposite the actress in the film.

took a sabbatical this year after the release of her film, Padmaavat. Deepika recently announced her next film which she will also co-produce. She will star in Meghna Gulzar’s next based on acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Amidst rumours of Rajkummar Rao starring opposite Deepika in the film, it has been confirmed that Vikrant Massey has been cast in the film. He will play the role of Laxmi’s partner Alok Dixit. As per a Mumbai Mirror report, the film has been titled Chhapaak, which means the sound of splash.

Meghna Gulzar told the daily, “The cast is slowly coming together. Vikrant is somebody I’ve wanted to work with since Raazi, after seeing him in A Death in the Gunj. In the film, he plays a North Indian boy who used to be a professional before he decided to become an actor, then, started a campaign against acid violence which is how he came to meet Laxmi in real life. I speak for both Deepika and myself when I say that we are both really excited to have Vikrant play this part.”

Meghna revealed that the film will be shot in Mumbai and Delhi and prosthetics tests are underway. Talking about the film, she said that during the research for the film the only person who came to her mind to play the lead role is Deepika.

Deepika agreed to do the film at the end of the narration. “It was that organic because it’s such a moving story. And the decision to co-produce the film with her also happened organically because I wanted to remain close to it through the entire process,” Meghna Gulzar said.

Credits :Mumbai Mirror

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