Meghna Gulzar came across the extremely rampant issue of acid attacks in 2015 and to bring her take on the subject, Chhapaak, on-screen, she roped in Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, who she says will be a revelation in the film. The director said she was amazed how quickly Deepika imbibed the nuances of her character Malti, based on acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.

"Deepika is going to be a revelation in Chhapaak. It is a completely different side of Deepika which people will see. When I say that I don’t mean just the look or prosthetics, it’s also about going into the second level of the character, the body language, the gestures, and the general energy," Meghna told PTI here on the sidelines of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).