Meghna Gulzar admits Deepika Padukone’s controversial visit to JNU impacted Chhapaak: ‘The conversation went somewhere else’ – The Indian Express
Deepika Padukone’s 2020 movie Chhapaak was based mostly on the lifetime of acid assault survivor and campaigner for rights of acid assault victims, Laxmi Agarwal. The film was directed by Meghna Gulzar. Regardless of such robust backing, Chhapaak didn’t do properly on the field workplace. In the course of the Specific Adda on Monday, Meghna admitted that Deepika’s controversial go to to JNU simply three days earlier than the movie’s launch impacted its reception.
The director mentioned, “I’m certain that the reply is fairly apparent. Sure, in fact, it made a dent on the movie. As a result of the dialog went from acid violence, which I meant the movie to amplify, to elsewhere. So, in fact it impacted the movie. There isn’t any denying that.”
Deepika Padukone’s participation in a protest at Jawaharlal Nehru College on January 7, 2020, three days earlier than the discharge of Chhapaak, in response to the 2020 JNU assault and the Citizenship (Modification) Act, sparked social media uproar. The hashtags #BoycottChhapaak and #BlockDeepika trended on Twitter.
As a co-producer alongside Fox Star Studios, Govind Singh Sandhu, and Meghna Gulzar, Deepika Padukone marked her debut in manufacturing with Chhapaak. Regardless of being made on a funds of Rs 50 crore, the movie solely grossed Rs 55.44 crore on the field workplace.
Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming enterprise Sam Bahadur stars Vicky Kaushal within the lead function as Subject Marshal Sam Manekshaw. The movie portrays Manekshaw’s pivotal function in India’s victory in the course of the 1971 conflict, which led to the delivery of Bangladesh. The narrative highlights Manekshaw’s management and the challenges he conquered.
Sam Bahadur is ready to hit theatres on December 1 and can conflict with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal.
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