Updated On: 08 January, 2020 09:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Vinamra Mathur
Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey deliver compelling performances, but Chhapaak isn't going to be an easy watch.

Deepika Padukone in a still from the trailer. Picture Courtesy: Official YouTube Page/Zee Music Company

Any other filmmaker who would have made a film on the acid-attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal would have titled his/her film on her moniker, or would have called it Malti, the name of the protagonist in the film. But Meghna Gulzar and her father, Gulzar, the legend he is, title the film Chhapaak, which signifies the sound of splash.
Ever since the movie has been announced, the number of people who know about the horrific and heinous attack Agarwal went through has increased, but not many understood the significance of the name, including me. A lot of us were like, “Hey, we know what Chhapaak is about, but what does the title mean?” Is there anyone who can come up with such a poetic name? And how dare anyone think Gulzar would settle for something too obvious or mundane?