Deepika Padukone is definitely enjoying her marital bliss but being the workaholic that she is, movies are always on her mind. The actress took a sabbatical of some sorts post the release of her historical drama, Padmaavat. She wanted to hear some interesting scripts before finalizing her next project and Meghna Gulzar's biopic on acid attack survivor, Laxmi Aggarwal, suited all her expectations. In fact, the actress was so impressed with its storyline that she even decided to foray into production with this project. And while the rumours of Rajkummar Rao starring opposite her in the movie made the rounds, seems like his name was never in contention. Was Ranveer Singh Dating Anushka Sharma When He Started Flirting With Deepika Padukone?

The Raazi director is thrilled to cast Mirzapur and Lootera actor, Vikrant Massey opposite Deepika in her next, Chhapaak which means the sound of the splash. In her conversation with Mumbai Mirror, Meghna said, "The cast is slowly coming together. Vikrant is somebody I’ve wanted to work with since Raazi, after seeing him in A Death in the Gunj. In the film, he plays a North Indian boy who used to be a professional before he decided to become an actor, then, started a campaign against acid violence which is how he came to meet Laxmi in real life. I speak for both Deepika and myself when I say that we are both really excited to have Vikrant play this part.” He plays the role of Alox Dixit, who's Laxmi's partner in the film. And as we all are aware, he has previously shared the screen space with Ranveer in Lootera. Not Shah Rukh Khan or Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone Takes The Lead in IMDb Top 10 Stars of Indian Cinema in 2018.

Meghna was quite adamant on having Deepika on board since hers was the only name that came to her mind while writing the film's script. The film will be shot in Mumbai and Delhi and prosthetics tests are underway. The actress will start shooting for it early next year and till then, she's in talks with other projects that also includes the sequel of xXx - Return of Xander Cage with Vin Diesel.

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