Chhapaak

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Chhapaak

2020

2h 2m

Drama

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18 Reviews

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50+ Verified Ratings

Malti, a young woman, tries to rebuild her life after a man throws acid in her face on a public street in New Delhi in 2005.

Aparita Bhandari

Globe and Mail

01/14/2020

3.5/4

Graceful direction and a mature performance by a Bollywood A-lister, surrounded by a strong supporting cast, come together to make an uplifting movie.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

01/11/2020

Director Meghna Gulzar and Indian superstar Deepika Padukone are affecting without excess in this fact-based drama about the aftermath of a horrible crime.

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

01/11/2020

Chhapaak is powered by good intentions and progressive messaging but the film is undermined by a flawed screenplay.

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Sukanya Verma

Rediff.com

10/02/2024

Meghna Gulzar documents Chhapaak's grim reality barefacedly without losing sight of its character's quiet determination to fight the reasons that make such heinous crimes possible in the first place.

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Saibal Chatterjee

NDTV

07/14/2020

3/5

Like everything else in Chhapaak, the romance between Amol and Malti... takes its time to evolve. But when it does, the director is at her very best.

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Stutee Ghosh

The Quint

07/11/2020

3/5

However, despite these effective performances it seems like the film has nothing to say post interval. Although Deepika "looks" her part as the acid attack survivor, the events seem more like a reconstruction rather than a comprehensively built story.

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John D

01/18/2020

Excellent move: great story, ultimately very uplifting, and showed Indian legal system in transformation

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Polly

01/13/2020

The movie was failed to connect emotionally.One does not feel the pain of Malti as we should have.It seemed too clinical.

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Anil R

01/13/2020

Very well made. Subtle and Not overdramatized.

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Dipak

01/12/2020

Very powerful message. All men should watch this movie.

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Dee M

01/11/2020

Don’t trust the low rating reviews, they’re left by people with a political affiliation different to that of the main lead actress. This movie is great and a must watch. It makes you empathize and see life from a survivors view. Acting is superb.

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Zainab

01/11/2020

Mind blowing script! Great content. It is a lot to digest but is truly a piece of work that should not be missed.

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Synopsis

Malti, a young woman, tries to rebuild her life after a man throws acid in her face on a public street in New Delhi in 2005.

Director: Meghna Gulzar
Producer: Deepika Padukone, Govind Singh Sandhu, Meghna Gulzar
Screenwriter: Atika Chohan, Meghna Gulzar
Distributor: FIP
Production Co: Fox Star Studios, KA Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $599.4K
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)