Meghna Gulzar shares 'Chhapaak' wrap up pictures with Deepika Padukone-Vikrant Massey

Deepika Padukone plays the role of 'Malti' which is based on the acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal

New Delhi: Meghna Gulzar who is bringing 'Chhapaak', the story of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal on the big screens took to Instagram to share pictures of herself with the film's team. As the film wrapped up its shooting schedule, the 'Raazi' filmmaker shared a series of pictures of her lead actors Vikrant Massey and Deepika Padukone from the sets. In the pictures, the 'Bajirao Mastani' actor can be seen in prosthetics and donning a salwar suit and with mehendi on her hands. Vikrant along with Meghna and Deepika are smiling and posing for the camera. "And we wrapped #chhapaak, Malti... Amol... I will carry you with me. Thank you for your faith and for pouring yourself into our film!" Meghna captioned the pictures. [swipe to view both pics]

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And we wrapped #chhapaak Malti... Amol... I will carry you with me. ???? Thank you for your faith and for pouring yourself into our film! @deepikapadukone @vikrantmassey87

A post shared by Meghna Gulzar (@meghnagulzar) on Jun 5, 2019 at 11:02pm PDT

Chhapaak- Deepika Padukone & Vikrant’s LIP LOCK scene LEAKED from the sets Earlier in March, the 'Padmavat' actor had shared her first look from the film where she looked absolutely unrecognizable. Calling Chhapaak the most precious film of her career, Deepika Padukone wrote, "& it's a wrap on THE MOST PRECIOUS film of my career...see you all at the movies! 10.1.2020 #Chhapaak."

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She is courage. She is hope. She is @deepikapadukone as #malti in #chhapaak Shoot begins today. Releasing on 10th January, 2020. @vikrantmassey87 @foxstarhindi

A post shared by Meghna Gulzar (@meghnagulzar) on Mar 24, 2019 at 8:31pm PDT

Several B-town celebs also showed their curiosity over the film by commenting on the post of the filmmaker. Richa Chada who was last seen in the film 'Daas Dev' commented, "It's just amazing... can't wait." Shankar Mahadevan commented by posting heart emojis. Vikrant Massey wrote a small thankful message. "You are the light. Thank you for leading us and guiding us through. This will be cherished forever," he commented. The 33-year-old actor will essay the role of Malti, who at the age of 15, was attacked allegedly by a spurned lover in 2005. Malti had to undergo several surgeries. Later, she took up the job of helping acid attack survivors and promoted campaigns to stop such attacks.

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✨ As actors, we live for this moment. Feeling blessed with the team during our #Chhapaak reading session ✨ . . . @meghnagulzar @foxstarhindi @deepikapadukone

A post shared by Vikrant Massey (@vikrantmassey87) on Mar 20, 2019 at 2:02am PDT

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& it’s a wrap on THE MOST PRECIOUS film of my career...see you all at the movies!???? 10.1.2020 #Chhapaak

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Jun 4, 2019 at 10:24am PDT

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#Repost @anuragchauhanofficial (@get_repost) ・・・ Reel & Real @thelaxmiagarwal Actress Deepika Padukone is playing the role of Laxmi in her next film #chhapaak directed by Meghna Gulzar. A big round of applause to the prosthetics team for such an amazing work done ! . . . #deepikapadukone #chhapaak #movie #bollywood #acid #violence #attack #acidattack #survivor #actress #film #hindi #cinema #amazing #prosthetics #makeup #makeupartist #respect #courage #hardwork #beautifulgirls #beautiful #empowered #womensupportwomen Thank u so much @anuragchauhanofficial ????????

A post shared by Laxmi Agarwal (@thelaxmiagarwal) on Mar 26, 2019 at 8:40am PDT

Her attacker, a 32-year old man, was an acquaintance of her family. Agarwal is a well-known advocate of stricter punishments in acid attack cases. The film helmed by Meghna has been co-produced by Deepika and Fox Star Studios. Deepika was last seen on the big screen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmaavat'. Meanwhile, Vikrant last appeared in AltBalaji's web series titled 'Broken but Beautiful', where he played the role of a heartbroken husband who lost the love of his life in a car accident. 'Chhapaak' is slated to hit the theatres on January 10, 2020. (ANI)