Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey starrer Chhapaak is now tax-free in Rajasthan. The government of Rajasthan announced the news recently. Aside from Rajasthan, the movie has also received tax exemption in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The movie had directed by Meghna Gulzar, who is best known for her movies like Talvar and Raazi. It is co-produced by Deepika and Fox Star Studios and has marked Deepika’s production debut. The drama is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal who was attacked in the year 2005 when she was 15 years old.
According to reports, after exempting Chhapak from the entertainment tax, the Madhya Pradesh government also announced that Deepika Padukone will be honored during IIFA Award. The awards ceremony will be hosted in the state. Bhopal and Indore will be venues for the awards ceremony which will be held in March. Former Bihar culture minister Shiv Chandra Ram urged the state government to make the movie tax-free across the state as well.
Ram said, "Deepika Padukone is one of our leading actresses and she deserves a salute for having the guts to play a de-glamorized role, based on a real-life incident. Acid attacks have been a social menace and the movie sends a very important message. The government must follow the examples of states like Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and the film should be made tax-free in Bihar."
