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Chhapaak: Kangana Ranaut thanks Deepika Padukone for making a film on acid attack survivors

The trailer of Deepika Padukone starrer Chhapaak has impressed one and all. The film is based on the life of the acid attack survivor, Laxmi Agarwal. Kangana Ranaut’s sister, Rangoli Chandel is also an acid attack survivor and when the trailer of Chhapaak was released, she had tweeted to praise it.

Now, a video of Kangana has been shared by Rangoli on Twitter in which the Panga actress is thanking Deepika Padukone, Meghna Gulzar and team Chhapaak for making a movie on acid attack survivors.


Rangoli tweeted, The pain still lingers. Our family thanks team #chhapaak for a story that needs to be told! @deepikapadukone @meghnagulzar ⁦ @foxstarhindi.”

In the video, Kangana has stated that she recently saw the trailer of Chhapaak and it reminded her of the acid attack incident that happened with her sister Rangoli. The Panga actress has thanked Meghna Gulzar and Deepika for making a film on the subject and has wished them all the best for the movie. Kangana also wants that this year India becomes free from acid attacks.

Well, it is good to see that two female stars of Bollywood are supporting each other’s film. A few days ago, Deepika had also praised the trailer of Kangana starrer Panga. She had stated, “I watch a lot of trailers for films with my cast and when I get time, I watch these films as an audience. Panga’s trailer impressed me a lot. Looking at this trailer, which is painted by Kangana Ranaut’s performance, it seems that this film will also be very good.”

While Chhapaak is slated to hit the screens on 10th January 2020, Panga releases on 24th January 2020. Both the films are looking quite promising and moviegoers are excited to watch it.

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