Tue. Mar 19th, 2024
Meghna GulzarMeghna Gulzar

Meghna Gulzar is a popular filmmaker and she is known for recreating real-life stories on big screen, be it Aarushi- Hemraj double murder case as ‘Talwar’ or a female spy as ‘Razzi’. She is all set to direct her next film, another real-life story, on an acid survivor Laxmi Agarwal.

She said, “The movie is an attempt to explore a larger story on acid violence in the country through the real-life subject.” Deepika Padukone will play the lead character in the movie, she will also make a debut as a producer.

Gulzar said, “Laxmi’s case is the most revealing example of how India’s law, medicine, and administration machinery came together for justice. In the film with Deepika on acid violence, I’m using Laxmi Agarwal as a subject because she is the most known acid fighter. Plus her case and her story have been the most relevant in terms of where legislation on acid violence, medical advancement, compensation for victims and things like that was concerned.”

“There was a whole socio-medical and legal impact that her case had. Therefore, I am using her as a lens to tell a larger story on acid violence in India because even though acid is banned and the sale of acid is regulated in our country as of five years now, we still have acid attacks. It is still the simplest thing to get in a ‘Kirana’ store in a tier-3 city,” she added.

Meghna’s film will show Laxmi’s journey for 10 years after the attack and the game-changing PIL in the Supreme court which inspired the amendment on acid laws in 2013.

Laxmi was attacked in 2005, by the man double her age and a close family acquaintance. He approached Laxmi several times with a love proposal, and she declined it, which provoked the assailant.

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