It is difficult to follow up the masterfully told Raazi with an equally compelling story. But Meghna Gulzar, with her instinct to find stories where others don't dare to look, stepped up with a braver offering. The idea behind making Chhapaak was fairly simple, she explains. "The frequency of this violent act [acid attack] is high, but the awareness around it is abysmally low. The dialogue around this has to be brought into public consciousness."

Meghna Gulzaar