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छपाक से पहचान ले गया....


"Kitna achha hota..agar acid bikta hi nahi.. milta hi nahi toh...fikta bhi nahi"


If Gulzarji is the soothing full moon of words, then Meghna Gulzar is the bright sunshine of direction. Once again she amazes us with her 7th outstanding movie #Chhapaak. Being an ardent fan of Meghna Gulzar, couldn't afford to miss this movie. With her hard work she beautiful manages her own identity and the person attached with her. Not everyone can do justice with the inheritance people get.

Chhapaak is based on a real story of Laxmi Agarwal is an Indian acid attack survivor, a campaigner for rights of acid attack victims and a TV host. 

Laxmi Agarwal was attacked in 2005 at an age of 15, by a 32-year-old man named Naeem Khan, whose romantic advances she had refused. She has since established grassroots campaigns for tackling the surge of acid attacks; one of her petitions had led the Supreme Court to order the central and state governments to regulate the sale of acid, and the Parliament to enable easier prosecutions of acid attack perpetrators.

When it comes to the star cast of the film. Deepika Padukone, an actress par excellence brings out the emotions of an acid attack survivor on screen in such a real way. Her effort and exactness can be perceived in her acting. After Alia Bhatt she does justice to a very challenging role offered by Meghna Gulzar.
 Vikrant Messy as an intense angry young man, is truly remarkable.

The storyline is to the point. Nothing is over excessive in the movie.

The whole movie comes up with an idea of spreading awareness about the acid attack, even after the verdict of banning or regulating Acid. Still it is freely brought and sold. As per the film the latest real acid attack was noted on 7th December 2019, just before a month.

This movie also highlights a thought provoking question about law in India. The victim has to go through a fight of a long period for justice. Sometimes the victim gets justice after her death. Practical formulation and some strict rules should be imposed by the judiciary.

If we look at the film in more deep way, we will find that it is about mindset of society. The film clearly mentions that the girls who either wanted to study or growing in her field, or is denying something...are attacked. They are attacked as they are moving beyond the structure designed by the society. 

Acid Attack is also a metaphor which reflects all brutal acts that happened and are happening in the society. Acid is a metaphor of troll, rape, humiliation, character certificate, insult, force,judgmental gossip and every such hateful thing knitted around a women. The intensity of the pain may differ, but the intention remains the same.

It is necessary to break this structure of society. It is important to respect women, learn to listen 'NO', it is ok to fail and lose, and someone can do better than you...try to appreciate. There are some things that need unlearning and relearning. Not only men, but everyone as a part of the society. It is not that men are never attacked but women are attacked more in comparison.

The boycotting of the film is actually a big success of this film. That is what the movie highlights that a small word EGO when it gets hurt, does something which is not good.
Boycotting and banning is not new in the country. The article which talks about freedom of expression in art is a myth. Why don't people understand that a piece of art comes with an awareness, which should be celebrated rather than banning or boycotting.
The story is not about Deepika Padukone as an individual, but it is a story of all the women like Laxmi who has or are facing such incidents in their life. This film gives a strong message for the society.

The Trio  Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy’s  music and stunning lyrics by the gem himself, Gulzarji is an add on to the masterpiece.

एक चेहरा गिरा
जैसे मोहरा गिरा
जैसे धूप को ग्रहण लग गया
छपाक से पहचान ले गया.....

Don't miss out this film!!!

 Work Cited:-

 Wikipedia contributors. "Laxmi Agarwal." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 8 Jan. 2020. Web. 10 Jan. 2020

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