Chhapaak Day 1 Box Office Collection early estimates: Deepika Padukone's opens to a below average response

Along with Ajay Devgn's 100th film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, another big film opened in the theatres this Friday. Meghna Gulzar's directorial Chhapaak opened in the theatres yesterday. The film not only marks Deepika Padukone's debut as a film producer but also her return to the big screen post her wedding. Deepika Padukone plays Maalti, a character based on real life acjd attack survivor Laxmi Aggarwal, in the film. Through the film, we're taken through the actual incident, its aftermath, the years of uphill battle faced by Malti and other victims like her to bring about change as well as the events leading to the fateful event when her life was put through hell.

According to the early estimates, Deepika Padukone led Chhapaak is not off to a good start. The film's performance is underwhelming.With 1700 screens, across the nation, the film has managed to do a business of Rs 5 crores. While Ajay Devgn's historical drama is off to a great start, DP's seems to be lagging for some reason.

The film also stars Vikrant Massey in the lead. The film again received mixed responses from all the corners. BollywoodLife's critic gave the film three stars. "Meghna Gulzar's direction is again on point with Chhapaak throwing up several moments how we, as a society, keep failing our victims instead of their perpetrators. Several subtle instance of a glance here or a comment there or a reaction out of nowhere make us sit up and take notice of how we're responsible for not ending a victim's trauma. This is all down to Meghna's vice-like grip over her craft as a filmmaker. She's helped by some solid editing by Nitin Baid as also by Malay Prakash's simplistic yet assured camerawork. Vikrant Massey, Madhurjeet Sarghi, Rohit Sukhwami and Devas Dixit shine among the cast members who bring the distressing albeit topical story to life," a part of the review read.

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