Javed Akhtar Pens Down A Beautiful Tweet To Praise Chhapaak; Calls It Straight From Meghna’s Heart

Meghna Gulzar directed Chhapaak hit the big screen on 10 January 2020. The Deepika Padukone-Vikrant Massey starer film has won over the hearts of the millions.

The movie “Chhapaak” hit the big screen on 10 January 2020 and had its clash at the Box Office with Ajay Devgn’s “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior”. Although the Box Office collection shows that Tanhaji is being more appreciated by the audience rather than Chhapaak, there is a cult of movie lovers who have cherished this real-life story on the big screen.

Not only has “Chhapaak” received good reviews from the critics but the Bollywood fraternity is also not hesitant to express their views for this film. After Ranveer Singh showered his praises for Chhappak’s entire teams’ hard work to create the masterpiece, Javed Akhtar too took on his Twitter to pen down a heartfelt note. The lyricist tweeted, “Chhapaak is a film that has come straight from Meghna Gulzar’s heart. Art is to entertain but it is different from a circus. Good art makes you feel, think, grow. Chhapaak does it…”

After Deepika Padukone’s visit to JNU to express a sense of solidarity with students amidst the protests at the campus, the film “Chhapaak” caught itself in the midst of a whirlpool of controversies. There were many people who wanted to boycott the film and actress by claiming that Deepika’s visit to the protests was merely a publicity stunt. But even after facing so many harsh revolts, there were still many who stood by Deepika and Meghna’s film by trending #IStandWithDeepikaPadukone on social media platforms.

At the Box Office, Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey starer film earned Rs 4.77 crores on Day 1 and has minted an approx of Rs 19.02 crores till date. With many more compliments and praises coming its way the film might go on to earn a good profit at the Box Office in the coming days.