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Chhapaak review
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Filmi Score
Very good
12 reviews
67
What the critics say
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Critics across the board single out Deepika Padukone's committed, career-best performance and Meghna Gulzar's sensitive handling of the acid-attack story, though many fault an uneven, episodic screenplay that loses focus and momentum in its later stretches.
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Summary
Chhapaak (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 67 from 12 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Hulu in the US.
A true story based on acid attack survivor Malti's grueling and glorious journey from her medical treatment, court proceedings leading to her emotional healing.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Meghna Gulzar · written by Meghna Gulzar & Atika Chohan · music Ehsaan Noorani & Loy Mendonsa & Shankar Mahadevan
Meghna GulzarDirector · Writer
Atika ChohanWriter
Ehsaan NooraniMusic
Loy MendonsaMusic
Shankar MahadevanMusic
Malay PrakashCinematography
Michał ŁukaCinematography
Nitin BaidEditing
Deepika PadukoneLead
Vikrant Massey
Madhurjeet Sarghi
Anand Tiwari
Vaibhavi Upadhyay
Payal Nair
Geeta Agrawal Sharma
Delzad Hiwale
Vishal Dahiya
Bhasha Sumbli
Ankit Bisht
Sakshi Benipuri
Full crew
SoundPranav Shukla · Debajit Changmai
Production designAmit Ray · Subrata Chakraborty · Nilesh Vishwakarma · Pallavi Pethkar
CostumeAbhilasha Sharma
LyricsGulzar
ActionHarpal Singh
MakeupShrikant Desai
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Summary
A true story based on acid attack survivor Malti's grueling and glorious journey from her medical treatment, court proceedings leading to her emotional healing.
Chhapaak (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 67 from 12 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Hulu in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
What the critics said
12 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 12 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 10 Jan 2020
4.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 85
90
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 11 Jan 2020
The reviewer calls Chhapaak emotionally powerful, anchored by strong performances and Meghna Gulzar's restrained direction, but faults its… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Mayur Sanap · 8 Jan 2020
The critic calls the film an essential watch anchored by Padukone's first-rate performance and Gulzar's sensitive direction, but notes the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Devesh Sharma · 9 Jan 2020
Chhapaak Movie Review | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Shubhra Gupta · 9 Jan 2020
Chhapaak review: Deepika Padukone delivers a solid performance Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Suparna Sharma · 10 Jan 2020
The critic finds Chhapaak brave and significant for mainstreaming acid-attack survivors' stories with dignity, crediting Deepika's warm… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
75
Namrata Joshi · 9 Jan 2020
Joshi admires the film's restraint and its refusal to sensationalize the attacker's religion or the disfigurement, praising Padukone's work,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
75
Nandini Ramnath · 10 Jan 2020
‘Chhapaak’ movie review: Hard to watch and hard to look away Read it there →
Published · 3/5.0
Filmi’s reading 55
60
Anupama Chopra · 10 Jan 2020
Chopra praises Padukone's committed performance as the film's biggest success but finds the screenplay flawed and the film lacking urgency,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
Anna MM Vetticad · 9 Jan 2020
Chhapaak movie review: Deepika Padukone's acid attack saga has its moments, but not enough-Entertainment News , Firstpost Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 35
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 12 readings; 7 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Chhapaak: quick answers
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Where can I watch Chhapaak?
Chhapaak is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India) and Hulu (the US). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (the US, the UK and Canada), Google Play Movies (the US) and YouTube (the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Chhapaak?
Chhapaak has a Filmi Score of 67 (Very good), the mean of 12 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 35 (Firstpost) to 85 (Filmi Indian). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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