In her tweet tagging the actors and the filmmaker Meghna Gulzar and Katie wrote in her long note, “Chhapaax @deepikapadukone new movie Watching this trailer took my breath away. I had to watch 3/4 times for it all to sink in. This film explores what it really means to survive an acid attack in Indian. Based on true events the film follow Maltis traumatic medical journey and her fight for justice in a legal battle against her attacker a man who couldn’t cope with her rejecting his advances. Maltis face is permanently scarred but not her spirit, that is unbreakable. An untold story of trauma and triumph.”
(ALSO READ: Chhapaak: Acid Attack Survivor Laxmi Agarwal Records A Video, Opens Up On Deepika Padukone Essaying Her On Celluloid)Deepika Padukone was quick enough to reply to her post. Re-Tweeting she wrote, “Thank You so much for your shout out Katie and I look forward to meeting you sometime soon.”
Reportedly, just like Lakshmi, Katie too attacked with acid by her ex-boyfriend in 2008 following which she suffered major damage to her face and even blindness in one eye. The attackers are currently serving life sentences.
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