Deepika Padukone has finally zeroed down on her next Bollywood outing. The actress, who was last seen as Rani Padmavati in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat, has now taken up the role of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.
Laxmi was attacked at the age of 15 and she had to undergo several surgeries. Later, she took up the job of helping acid attack survivors and promoted campaigns to stop acid attacks. She even received the US State Department’s International Women of Courage Award in 2014 from the former First Lady of United States, Michelle Obama.
Interestingly, Deepika has also decided to turn producer with this film which will be directed by Meghna Gulzar. Talking about the movie, Deepika shares, “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.”
On casting Deepika, Meghna Gulzar says, “I was instinctively convinced that Deepika would do justice to the character and the story. Also, her physicality matched with what I’d imagined for Laxmi’s character. I’m grateful and encouraged that she was so spontaneous in her decision to do the film.”
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