Chhapaak: Deepika Padukone Draws Twitter’s Wrath For Asking A Make-Up Artist To Re-Create Look
Twitter Slams Deepika’s Chhapaak Challenge On TikTok
Updated : January 19, 2020 01:14 PM IST
A promotional video Deepika Padukone shot for her new film "Chhapaak" has backfired. In the video, Deepika is seen throwing a TikTok challenge at a user named @faby_makeupartist. "I want to challenge Faby with three of my most favourite looks,a Deepika is seen telling the make-up artist Faby. The actress adds that the three looks that Faby has to recreate on herself are of the films "Om Shanti Om" and "Piku", besides her look as the acid attack survivor Malti in "Chhapaak". In the 39-second video, Faby goes on to rapidly create all three looks on herself, one by one to the beats of peppy music.
Perhaps Deepika was trying to give out the message that "Chhapaak", where her role of Malti is based on real-life acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, happens to be one of her most memorable roles along with Om Shanti Om and Piku. Social media, however, isn't amused. The trolling started shortly after a user named Dr Smokiee posted the video on Twitter.
"And just when we thought that @deepikapadukone couldn't mock Laxmi anymore through her PR stunts in JNU she comes up with tik tok challenge on acid attack victims. Gross," wrote Dr Smokiee along with the video, on his Twitter account @SmokingSkills_.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >And just when we thought that @deepikapadukone couldn’t mock Lakshmi anymore through her PR stunts in JNU she comes up with tick tok challenge on acid attack victims. Gross. pic.twitter.com/077Uz7hcEg
— Dr Smokiee (@SmokingSkills_) January 18, 2020
Soon, the video started going viral, but with negative reactions to Deepika's promotional brainwave.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >WTF, is an Acid Attack Victim Look? ??♂??♂
— Vikrant ~ विक्रांत (@vikrantkumar) January 18, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >I really love Deepika, but this is a bad look.
— sai (@Saisailu97) January 18, 2020
Reducing acid attacks into a makeup look for a Tik Tok video is so counterproductive to all the good that the movie itself it doing and how it’s raising awareness.
Acid attack survivors are brave and strong, but not a new MUA look. https://t.co/3YYdTpYETv
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >This is sick! Is this for real!?? @deepikapadukone turning nuts! https://t.co/96rWjyfKD4
— ShradhasumanRai (@shradhasumanrai) January 18, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >No @deepikapadukone.This promo isn't cool or cute. It's insensitive & ghastly.
— Smita Barooah (@smitabarooah) January 18, 2020
The movie wasn't about you & your make up. It was about a woman scarred for life.And victims like her,whose marks can't be wiped off,unlike your make up.
You lost the plot,alas. https://t.co/9Zt8XEmSqI
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >This is disgusting ! Acid attack is not a makeup look deepika. So much for purpose and awareness. Never thought somebody will stoop so low for a hit film pic.twitter.com/NjJAA8a2Ym
— Kangy #Panga24Jan (@KangyStan) January 18, 2020
There have been many more such reactions on Twitter. The video was one among several that Deepika had recorded with various TikTok artistes for the promotion of Chhapaak.