Deepika Padukone to star in, produce film on acid attack survivor

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Deepika Padukone will be playing the role of an acid attack survivor in Meghna Gulzar’s next directorial venture which the actor will also be producing.The 32-year-old will play the role of Laxmi Agarwal in the yet to be titled film.

“When I heard this story, I was deeply moved as it’s not just one of violence but of strength and courage, hope and victory. It made such an impact on me, that personally and creatively, I needed to go beyond and so the decision to turn producer,” Deepika said in a statement.

According to the release, in 2005, while Laxmi was waiting at a bus stop in Delhi, she was attacked by an assailant, a man twice her age, known to her family and an unlikely suitor whose advances she had declined. The film showcases Laxmi’s journey in the time after her attack spanning 10 years, a significant part of the story is the game-changing PIL in the Supreme Court which inspired the amendment on acid laws in 2013.