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{{short description|2020 Indian survival film directed by Meghna Gulzar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chhapaak
| image = Chhapaak film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Meghna Gulzar]]
| producer = [[Fox Star Studios]] [[Deepika Padukone]] Govind Singh Sandhu Meghna Gulzar
| writer = Atika Chohan Meghna Gulzar
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Deepika Padukone]]
| narrator =
| music = '''Score:''' Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Tubby '''Songs:''' [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cinematography = Malay Prakash
| editing = Nitin Baid
| studio = [[Fox Star Studios]] Ka Productions Avernus Productions Mriga Films
| distributor = Fox Star Studios
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|01|10}}
| runtime = 120 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/chhapaak-2020 |title=Chhapaak (2020) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>
| country = India
| budget = {{INR}}36 crore<ref>{{cite news |last=Pal |first=Deepanjana |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/chhapaak-and-tanhaji-it-s-not-a-contest/story-fea98hhNcaGmhL4HUmcgiJ.html |title=Chhapaak and Tanhaji: It's not a contest |work=Hindustan Times |date=11 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}55.44 crore<ref name="bo">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chhapaak/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office |title=Chhapaak Box Office |website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
| language = [[Hindi]]
}}

'''''Chhapaak''''' ({{translation |Splash}}) is a 2020 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Biographical film]] based on the life of acid attack survivor [[Laxmi Agarwal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/vikrant-massey-to-star-opposite-deepika-padukone-in-film-based-on-laxmi-agarwal-it-s-called-chhapaak/333367 |title=Vikrant Massey to star opposite Deepika Padukone in film based on Laxmi Agarwal, it's called Chhapaak |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=19 December 2018|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref> Directed by [[Meghna Gulzar]], the film stars [[Deepika Padukone]] in leading role of a character inspired by Agarwal alongside [[Vikrant Massey]] and Madhurjeet Sarghi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/deepika-opens-two-year-gap-bollywood/|title=BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music|first=Raj|last=Baddhan|date=7 April 2017}}</ref> It marked Padukone's production debut, and acting comeback after 2 years since ''[[Padmaavat]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-prep-for-deepika-padukone-s-chhapaak-begins-meghna-gulzar-shares-first-photo-check-pic-2719652 |title=Prep for Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak begins, Meghna Gulzar shares first photo, check pic |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=13 February 2019|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref> The film was jointly backed by [[Fox Star Studios]], Ka Productions, Avernus Productions and Mriga Films.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deepika-padukone-s-chhapaak-begins-director-meghna-gulzar-shares-first-pic/story-GvhYsFHZP9BwNbwARd5iXK.html |title=Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak begins, director Meghna Gulzar shares first pic |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 February 2019|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

Shooting took place from March to June 2019 in locations near [[New Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dore |first=S dhalini |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/chhapaak-deepika-padukone-1203462409/ |title=Bollywood Film 'Chhapaak' Makes Serious Splash |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=9 January 2020|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Released worldwide on 10 January 2020 in cinemas, the film was declared tax-free in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Rajasthan]] by Indian government.<ref name="bo">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chhapaak/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office |title=Chhapaak Box Office |website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>

==Plot==
A reporter named Alka meets Amol Dwivedi, the creator of a foundation for [[acid attack]] survivors, and informs him about Malti, one such survivor fighting for a ban on the sale of acid. Malti is looking for employment, and Amol employs her at his organization.

In April 2005, Malti is attacked with acid in a busy market street in New Delhi. The police investigate – based on Malti's and her boyfriend Rajesh's testimony, they suspect Basheer "Babbu" Khan, a family friend of Malti's, and his brother's wife Parveen Shaikh. The police arrest Babbu after triangulating his phone signal in the same area as the attack, while Malti undergoes a series of surgeries to reconstruct her severely damaged face. Malti's parents work as domestic help in Shiraz's house; she helps financially with Malti's treatment and hires Archana Bajaj to be her lawyer.

Archana notes that acid attacks and burning someone with hot water come under the same section of the Indian Penal Code, so the punishment will be the same. In the first hearings, it is clear that Babbu and Parveen are guilty, as Malti's story is corroborated by witnesses and Parveen has the tell-tale burnt fingers from throwing the acid. However, as the law doesn't treat acid attack as a serious crime, Babbu is able to make bail and continue on with his life. Malti recognizes the need for a change to the law and regulations on acid sale, and she and Archana prepare a petition. Meanwhile, Malti's brother Rohit is diagnosed with advanced intestinal tuberculosis.

In August 2009, the court sentences Basheer Khan to 10 years and Parveen Shaikh to 7 years of imprisonment, but they appeal to the High Court. Malti collects funds for treatment and legal action for other acid attack survivors. She eventually succeeds in having the penal code amended. In 2013, another acid attack in Mumbai claims the life of Pinky Rathore, which leads to public outrage and regulations on acid sale. Malti becomes the face of acid attack survivors and develops feelings for Amol.

It is revealed that Basheer planned the acid attack on Malti in jealousy, and carried it out with help from Parveen. In October 2013, the Delhi High Court rejects Basheer's appeal, keeping the attackers in jail. The film ends with another acid attack in December 2013, and laments that despite the new regulations and media exposure, the frequency of acid attacks has not decreased, while acid is still bought and sold freely in India.

The film is based on the real-life story of [[acid attack]] survivor [[Laxmi Agarwal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone tears up at 'Chhapaak' trailer launch, calls it career's most special film |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/deepika-padukone-tears-up-at-chhapaak-trailer-launch-calls-it-careers-most-special-film/articleshow/72454924.cms |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Deepika Padukone]] as Malti<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/deepikas-next-chhapaak-is-a-story-of-undying-human-spirit/articleshow/68549587.cms |title=Deepika's next 'Chhapaak' is a story of undying human spirit |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 March 2019|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Vikrant Massey]] as Amol
* Madhurjeet Sarghi as Archana Bajaj
* Devas Dixit as Manish
* [[Anand Tiwari]] as Mr. Bajaj
* Vaibhavi Upadhyaya as Minakshi
* [[Payal Nair]] as Shiraz Jamshedji
* Vishal Dahiya as Bashir "Babbu" Sheikh, the acid attacker.<ref name="BH 9 Jan attacker">{{cite news |last1=Hungama |first1=Bollywood |title=REVEALED: Meet the actor who plays Basheer Khan, the acid attacker in Chhapaak : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/revealed-meet-actor-plays-babban-shaikh-acid-attacker-chhapaak/ |access-date=9 January 2020 |date=8 January 2020}}</ref>
* Ankit Bisht as Rajesh<ref name="BH 9 Jan attacker" />
* Geeta Agarwal as Malti's Mother
* Delzad Hivale as Rohit, Malti’s brother
* Varun Ketan as Cameraman with Alka
* Bharti Gola as Tasneem's Mother
* [[Anjana Om Kashyap]] as Herself
* [[Pallavi Batra]] as Hardeep Kaur
* [[Sunny Gill]] as Driver Anoop Singh
* Sanjay Gurbasani as Malti's Doctor
* Micky Makhija as Solicitor General
* Sakshi Benipuri as Basheer's wife
{{div col end}}

== Release ==
The film was allowed by the government to be exhibited without payment of taxes in the states of [[Chhattisgarh]], Madhya Pradesh and [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="News 18 tax free">{{cite news |title=विरोध के बीच Film 'Chapaak' Madhya Pradesh और Chhattisgarh में हुई Tax Free {{!}} Apna MP |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJMtS65nRDA |access-date=20 January 2020 |work=News 18 }}</ref><ref name="DB tax free">{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Sumit |title=एमपी-छत्तीसगढ़ में 'छपाक' टैक्स फ्री, भाजपा नेता ने कहा- दीपिका का काम नाचने का है, वे वही करें |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/bhopal/news/deepika-padukones-film-chhapak-is-tax-free-just-a-day-before-its-release-126475747.html |access-date=20 January 2020 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=9 January 2020 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Week Tax free">{{cite news |title='Chhapaak' declared tax-free in Rajasthan |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/01/11/chhapaak-declared-tax-free-rajasthan.html |access-date=20 January 2020 |work=The Week}}</ref>

On 7 January 2020, Padukone joined a protest-gathering at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] against the [[2020 JNU Attack]] against left wing students and passage of [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|CAA 2019]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://theprint.in/india/deepika-padukone-shows-up-at-jnu-protest-sparks-twitter-calls-for-boycott-of-chhapaak/346150/ |title=Deepika Padukone shows up at JNU protest, sparks Twitter calls for boycott of 'Chhapaak' |date=8 January 2020 |website=The Print|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bollywood Reuters 8 Jan">{{cite news |title=Bollywood A-lister backs protesting students, faces boycott calls |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-student-protests/bollywood-a-lister-backs-protesting-students-faces-boycott-calls-idUSKBN1Z71CU |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=Reuters |date=8 January 2020}}</ref> The visit angered BJP leaders who expressed it in social media.<ref name="Scroll 9 Jan" /> Soon enough, the hashtags ''BoycottChhapaak'' and ''BlockDeepika'' began trending in Indian Twitter with members of the incumbent [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] contributing in its proliferation.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/after-boycottchhapaak-offers-to-sponsor-movie-tickets-flood-twitter-2160828 |title=After #BoycottChhapaak, Offers To Sponsor Movie Tickets Flood Twitter |website=NDTV.com|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/curious-case-of-deepika-padukone-gaining-twitter-followers-after-boycottchhapaak-blockdeepika-trend-2449957.html |title=Curious Case of Deepika Padukone Gaining Twitter Followers After #BoycottChhapaak Trends |website=News18|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/949189/in-a-bid-to-boycottchhapaak-many-trolls-tweet-cancelled-movie-tickets-for-exactly-the-same-seats |title=In a bid to #BoycottChhapaak, many trolls tweet cancelled movie tickets – for exactly the same seats |website=Scroll.in|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> In response, ''ISupportDeepika'' was floated which gained greater traction and by the end of the day, her follower count had increased significantly.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/isupportdeepika-dominates-boycottchhapaak-twitterati-deepika-padukone/ |title=#ISupportDeepika Dominates #BoycottChhapaak As Twitterati Hail Deepika Padukone's Big Step |last=Team Koimoi |date=8 January 2020 |website=[[Koimoi]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> Actor [[Varun Dhawan]] talked about similar calls for boycott of his film Dilwale, and stated that the boycott may hurt the business, so it is used as a scare tactics meant to prevent people from expressing their opinion in public. He supported Deepika in condemning the attacks stating it is wrong to not do it.<ref name="NDTV Dhawan 10 Jan">{{cite news |title="Tactics To Scare": Varun Dhawan On 'Boycott Chhapaak', Deepika Padukone |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jnu-mob-attack-varun-dhawan-on-boycott-chhapaak-deepika-padukone-tactics-to-scare-2161704 |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

On 8 January, social media users pointed out that filmmaker Meghna Gulzar had changed the name and religion of the attackers and their family members in the film.<ref name="Mumbai Mirror 9 January" /> Online news portal like ''[[Swarajya (magazine)|Swarajya]]'' and Serial Fake new propaganda site like<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/06/23/opindia-hate-speech-vanishing-advertisers-and-an-undisclosed-bjp-connection|title=OpIndia: Hate speech, vanishing advertisers, and an undisclosed BJP connection}}</ref> [[OpIndia]] reported that the name of the attacker who was a Muslim in real life, was changed into a Hindu name "Rajesh", in the film.<ref name="Scroll 9 Jan" /> BJP MP and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change [[Babul Supriyo]] called the change deliberate and "absolute hypocrisy".<ref name="HT 9 January" /> BJP [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|MP from South Delhi]], [[Ramesh Bidhuri]] made calls to public for a boycott of the movie.<ref name="HT 9 January">{{cite news |title=Fact check: Did Chhapaak change attacker's religion, name him Rajesh? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/fact-check-did-chhapaak-change-attacker-s-religion-name-him-rajesh/story-BgPW9MPBmX5xPpkYeSW6hL.html |access-date=9 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 January 2020}}</ref> BJP MP [[Subramanian Swamy]] called it a defamation and informed legal action against the makers for this.<ref name="Scroll 9 Jan" />''Mumbai Mirror'' reported that in past the filmmakers making films based on real life incidents had the liberty to change the names as well as the storyline in their films.<ref name="Mumbai Mirror 9 January" /> The visit to JNU by Deepika was seen by ''Mumbai Mirror'' as the reason for an aggressive stand taken against the film.<ref name="Mumbai Mirror 9 January">{{cite news |title=Chhapaak finds itself in a new controversy, director Meghna Gulzar trolled over changing acid attacker's religion |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/chhapaak-finds-itself-in-a-new-controversy-director-meghna-gulzar-trolled-over-changing-acid-attackers-religion/articleshow/73155705.cms |access-date=9 January 2020 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=9 January 2020}}</ref> These claims were debunked by the co founder of ''Newslaundry'', [[Abhinandan Sekhri]], who had watched a special screening of the film Chhapaak in Delhi. He stated that the claims of the attacker belonging to the Hindu religion were false, since the movie showed him as a Muslim.<ref name="Scroll 9 Jan" /> Journalist Radhika Sharma from PTI reported that Rajesh was the name of Malti's boyfriend. The acid attacker was called Bashir "Babboo" Khan in the film.<ref name="Scroll 9 Jan">{{cite news |last1=Pooja Chaudhuri |first1=AltNews in |title=No, Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak' does not portray Muslim acid attack convict as Hindu named Rajesh |url=https://scroll.in/article/949250/no-deepika-padukones-chhapaak-does-not-portray-acid-attack-convict-as-a-hindu-named-rajesh |access-date=9 January 2020 |work=Scroll.in |date=9 January 2020}}</ref>

Advocate Aparna Bhat, who represented Agarwal in the case fought at Patiala House Courts, pursued legal action against the makers for not mentioning her in the film, "to protect her identity and preserve her integrity".<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/chhapaak-laxmi-agarwals-lawyer-to-take-legal-action-against-the-makers-of-the-deepika-padukone-starrer/articleshow/73165086.cms/ |title='Chhapaak': Laxmi Agarwal's lawyer to take legal action against the makers of the Deepika Padukone starrer |date=9 January 2020 |work=The Times of India|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=Lawyer Who Represented Acid Attack Survivor Laxmi Agarwal May Sue Chhapaak Makers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/lawyer-aparna-bhat-who-represented-acid-attack-survivor-laxmi-agarwal-may-sue-deepikas-chhapaak-make-2161071 |access-date=9 January 2020 |via=NDTV |date=9 January 2020}}</ref>

== Reception ==
On the [[review aggregator]] website ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'', the film holds a rating of 88% based on 17 reviews, with an average score of 6/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chhapaak |title=Chhapaak (2020) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> Teo Bugbee of ''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewed that ''Chhapaak'' "succeeds in balancing extremes. It is at once a pleasing and buoyant inspirational story, and a realistic depiction of the brutal aftermath of acid attacks."<ref>{{cite news |last=Bugbee |first=Teo |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/movies/chhapaak-review.html |title=Chhapaak Review: Life and Activism After an Acid Attack |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' credited the film for portraying "drama without dreaded melodrama" and highlighted Padukone's "solid, realized performance"to be its prime asset.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/chhapaak-movie-review-rating-deepika-padukone-6207416/ |title=Chhapaak movie review: Deepika Padukone delivers a solid, realised performance |work=The Indian Express |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> Anna M.M.Vetticad of ''[[Firstpost]]'' in a mixed review wrote, "The blend Massey achieves is what ''Chhapaak'' needed as a whole. Without that, what we are left with are good intentions, a heart in the right place, a major star taking a huge risk with an unorthodox role and a bunch of pluses that somehow do not come together to deliver an immersive experience."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/chhapaak-movie-review-deepika-padukones-acid-attack-saga-has-its-moments-but-not-enough-7881341.html|title=Chhapaak movie review: Deepika Padukone's acid attack saga has its moments, but not enough - Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=9 January 2020|website=Firstpost}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', [[Namrata Joshi]] summarised that "Padukone's performance and Meghna Gulzar's direction ensure that ''Chhapaak'' is like a splash that leaves you misty with emotions, if not entirely drenched".<ref>{{cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chhapaak-movie-review-an-emotional-force/article30526270.ece |title='Chhapaak' movie review: An emotional force |work=The Hindu |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Ankur Pathak of ''[[HuffPost]]'' labelled it "a quietly-powerful social commentary, a film that never allows you to be comfortable" and considered Padukone's performance to be her career-best.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pathak |first=Ankur |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/chhapaak-movie-review-deepika-padukone-delivers-her-career-best-in-this-quietly-powerful-drama_in_5e162f52c5b600960c5f00a5 |title='Chhapaak' Movie Review: Deepika Padukone Delivers Her Career Best In This Quietly Powerful Drama |work=HuffPost |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

Uday Bhatia of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' wrote that it "earnestly highlights a depressingly common horror", adding that it "deals squarely with its subject without quite transcending it".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhatia |first=Uday |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/film-review-chhapaak-earnestly-highlights-a-depressingly-common-horror-11578567643892.html |title=Film review: 'Chhapaak' earnestly highlights a depressingly common horror |work=Mint |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> In a mixed review, [[Anupama Chopra]] praised Padukone's performance, but added that the film "hovers dangerously close to becoming a public service announcement. The messaging becomes bigger than the movie, which reduces the impact".<ref>{{cite web |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/chhapaak-movie-review-despite-deepika-padukones-strong-performance-the-film-doesnt-feel-urgent-enough/ |title=Chhapaak Movie Review: Despite Deepika Padukone's Strong Performance, The Film Doesn't Feel Urgent Enough |website=Film Companion |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Conversely, Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' commended Gulzar for documenting "''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".<ref>{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/chhapaak-review/20200109.htm |title=Chhapaak review |work=Rediff.com |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Chhapaak
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 14 January 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/chhapaak/k,nrfhsg5rY_ |title=Chhapaak – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=Jio Saavn}}</ref>
| recorded = 2018–2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 12:41
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[The Zoya Factor (film)|The Zoya Factor]]
| prev_year = 2019
| year = 2020
| next_title = [[Panga (film)|Panga]]
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|pK-qem25zvg|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}}}

The film's music is composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] while lyrics are written by [[Gulzar]].

{{Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 12:41
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| title1 = Nok Jhok
| extra1 = [[Siddharth Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Chhapaak – Title Track
| extra2 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length2 = 4:39
| title3 = Khulne Do
| extra3 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length3 = 2:40
| title4 = Sab Jhulas Gaya
| extra4 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length4 = 1:24
}}

==Box office==
''Chhapaak'' earned {{INR}}4.77 [[crore]] at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected {{INR}}6.90 crores. On the third day, the film collected {{INR}}7.35 crore, taking a total opening weekend collection to {{INR}}19.02 crore.<ref name="bo" />

{{As of|2020|2|7}}, with a net of {{INR}}40.57 crore in India and {{INR}}14.87 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide collection of {{INR}}55.44 crore.<ref name="bo" />
==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!

[Award Dadasaheb Phalke award]
! [Year 2021]
! [Category Best actress]
! [Recipient(s)] (Deepika Padukone )
! Result[ won]
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[AACTA Awards]]
|[[10th AACTA Awards|November 30, 2020]]
|Best Asian Film
|[[Meghna Gulzar]] and [[Deepika Padukone]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners & Nominees|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|access-date=1 November 2020|website=Aacta.org}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|rowspan="4"|[[66th Filmfare Awards|March 27, 2021]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Deepika Padukone]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite news |title=Winners of the 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-vimal-elachi-filmfare-awards-2021_-47314.html |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=28 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Gulzar]] ({{small|For ''Chhapaak''}})
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|Abilasha Sharma
|{{nom}}
|}

== Impact ==
Followіng the fіlm's release, the state of [[Uttarakhand]] announced a new pensіon scheme for acіd attack survіvors.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/chhapaak-impact-uttarakhand-announces-to-start-a-pension-scheme-for-acid-attack-survivors-1636123-2020-01-12 |title=Chhapaak impact: Uttarakhand to start a pension scheme for acid attack survivors |work=India Today |date=12 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/deepika-padukones-chhapaak-inspires-uttarakhand-to-start-a-pension-scheme-for-acid-attack-survivors/articleshow/73210914.cms |title=Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak' inspires Uttarakhand to start a pension scheme for acid attack survivors |work=The Times of India |date=12 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/11/uttarakhand-announces-pension-for-acid-attack-survivors-in-state-after-release-of-chhapaak-2088299.amp |title=Uttarakhand announces pension for acid attack survivors in state after release of 'Chhapaak' |work=The New Indian Express |date=12 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb movie|9614460}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|chhapaak}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|m/chhapaak}}

{{Meghna Gulzar filmography}}

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Chhapaak - Revision history

Flying Bee at 06:47, 7 August 2021