There’s a scene late in “Chhapaak,” writer-director Meghna Gulzar’s stirringly crafted and intelligently uplifting fact-based drama, where Malti (Deepika Padukone), the survivor of a horrific assault, ...

Bowing to rave reviews in India, “Chhapaak” (Splash) a Hindi-language film directed by Meghna Gulzar, an Indian director who was educated at NYU Tisch, is opening in North America on Friday. The ...

The official trailer for “Chhapaak” – the first mainstream Indian movie to tackle the subject of acid attacks – hit the internet on Tuesday. “Chhapaak,” which translates to “Splash” in Hindi, stars ...

A new Bollywood movie tackles an issue that affects hundreds of Indian women each year - acid attacks. It's a biopic of a young woman who survived one. A man intentionally threw chemicals on her to ...

Laxmi Agarwal was 16 years old when her life changed forever. She was out running an errand in New Delhi in 2005 when she was attacked with acid by three assailants, one of whom was a 32-year-old ...

Amazon is set to open Les Misérables in limited release this week, but if you’re expecting a musical based on the Victor Hugo novel, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Directed by Ladj Ly, the film only ...

Director Meghna Gulzar and Indian superstar Deepika Padukone are affecting without excess in this fact-based drama about the aftermath of a horrible crime. There’s a scene late in “Chhapaak,” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The official trailer for “Chhapaak” — the ...

Hundreds of women are attacked with acid in India each year. A Bollywood film about a survivor-turned-activist — starring a top Indian actress — tackles the stigma. A new Bollywood movie tackles an ...

Hundreds of women are attacked with acid in India each year. A Bollywood film about a survivor-turned-activist — starring a top Indian actress... 'Chhapaak' Film Aims To Fight Stigma Against Acid ...