Chhapaak Archives

What Happens When the Scars Heal? An Acid Attack Survivor’s Long Road to Recovery

“The wounds smell of dead rats, and when doctors clean them, you feel the scrub down to the bones.” As if an acid attack weren’t cruel enough, victims, not perpetrators, are thoughtlessly shunned.

Saadia S June 19, 2016

Bollywood

Chhapaak Review: Deepika Padukone Delivers a Moving Performance in a Hopeful Movie

As Malti, an acid attack survivor, Deepika Padukone delivers a moving, invested performance in the uneven Chhapaak, without indulging in self-pity. It is to her credit that despite the prosthetics, her performance feels neither artificial nor gimmicky.

Poulomi Das June 14, 2016

Bollywood

What Deepika Padukone’s Chhapaak Misses Out On, Parvathy’s Uyare Gets Right

Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak struggles to make the connection that an acid attack isn’t only directed toward defacing a woman’s face and crushing her aspirations but also erasing her from society’s conscience. Last year’s Malayalam drama Uyare starring Parvathy as an acid-attack survivor gets that right.

Poulomi Das May 30, 2016

Fashion

An Investigation: Do Indian Journalists Really Wear as Much FabIndia as Vikrant Massey in Chhapaak?

In Chhapaak, Vikrant Massey plays a journalist turned activist whose wardrobe speaks fluent FabIndia. In a video track from the movie, Massey serves looks as if it is Patrakar Fashion Week. Did he buy these clothes on EMI? Does he not have a deadline to miss?

Poulomi Das May 20, 2016

Parenting

What Does It Take To Be a “Super-Dad”? The Barest Minimum

Men have had it easy literally everywhere, from jobs to a simple task like walking down a street. It comes as no surprise that even parenting is easier for them. What’s worse is that the little that they do in raising the child is seen as a great feat by society.

Runa Mukherjee May 11, 2016