Chhapaak movie review
Chhapaak deals with a serious crime of acid attack and narrates the story through the lens of an acid attack survivor. It unearths the double victimization of the survivor - first at the hand of the attacker and then by the society. There are several shots in the movie where one can see the estranged gaze of the onlookers on the victim. The movie, however, moves forward with the positiveness and courage of the characters. It slowly distances itself from the act of crime to the legality of the crime. It makes a modest comment on the absence of any specific law on acid attack. It can be astounding for the movie-goers to know, as detailed in one part of the movie, that IPC incriminates the grievous injuries caused by acid with the same charges as caused with hot water.