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• Deepika Padukone bats

for acid attack victims

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone says her latest
film Chhapaak should ideally be so impactful
that there won’t be need for another story • Amitabh seeks to
on acid violence. After all, cinema is in itself
such a powerful medium, Deepika said do more work
ahead of the release of the film based on the Megastar Amitabh Bach-
chan, who recently received
life of acid attack survivor-activist Laxmi Dadasaheb Phalke Award,
Agarwal. The idea behind the social drama is has said he is looking forward
to invoke empathy and understanding rather to doing more work in the
than paint women who have undergone future. The 77-year-old actor,
the ordeal as victims, the actor, who has who was bestowed with the
also produced the film, said in a telephonic honour by President Ram
interview from Mumbai. “Beyond the Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati
gruesomeness, the violence and all of Bhawan, quipped that initial-
ly when he was announced
that, there is a story of the human spirit as 2018’s honouree he was
and hope. That’s why we’re telling the doubtful if it was an “indica-
story,” she said. Deepika, 33, said it was a tion” for him to sit at home.
story that spoke to her and she felt pride in “When this award was
attaching herself to the project. Chhapaak, announced, a doubt arose in
directed by Meghna Gulzar, is the second my mind: if this is an indica-
mainstream film to focus on the subject tion for me to sit at home and
after 2019 Malayalam movie Uyare. “I hope relax after working for so
many years? There is some
we won’t have to constantly tell stories on more work I have to finish
acid attack survivors for us to see change. I and certain possibilities are
hope with our film we begin to see that change for coming up where I may get
ourselves as a society and for acid attack survivors. a chance to do some work. I
If we don’t, then we’ve done something wrong as a just wanted some clarifica-
society. Cinema in itself is such a powerful medium tion on this,” Bachchan said.
that hopefully just through this one film we will The Hindi cinema veteran
hopefully be able to see that kind of change and also thanked the government
impact.” and the NFA jury members.

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• JULIA GARNER MARRIES MARK FOSTER

THE COUPLE, MARRIED ON DECEMBER 27, REMAINS OPEN ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP A PLACE WHERE I
Ozark actor Julia Garner and musician
Mark Foster have tied the knot. The couple FEEL I’VE ARRIVED’
recently got married on December 27 and
took to Instagram to make things social
media official. Garner, 25, and Foster, 35,
had an intimate wedding at New York City
Hall, with family members and close friends
in attendance. Both the newlyweds shared
the same black-and-white picture on the
photo-and-video sharing site with a caption:
“12/27/19”. Designer Zac Posen shared a
few behind-the-scenes photos and videos at
their reception. “Congratulations @juliagar-
ner94 and @mistersmims,” Posen captioned Nithya Menen
• Getting knotty Julia weds Mark on Instagram, alongside an image. (In an interview)

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