Chhapaak: Deepika Padukone kicks off birthday celebrations with Vikrant Massey, Meghna Gulzar. See pics

Deepika Padukone, who turns 34 on Sunday (January 5), has begun celebrating her birthday a day early with the team of Chhapaak.

Deepika Padukone, who is neck-deep in Chhapaak promotions, has started her birthday celebrations a day early. On Saturday, she cut two cakes with her director Meghna Gulzar and co-star Vikrant Massey.

Deepika Padukone celebrated her birthday early with her Chhapaak director Meghna Gulzar and co-star Vikrant Massey. (Varinder Chawla)

According to a report in Mid-Day, Deepika will fly to Lucknow to celebrate her birthday with acid attack survivors at the Sheroes Hangout café run by them. Acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, whose journey has inspired the story of Chhapaak, will also join the actor.

Deepika Padukone turns 34 on January 5.

Deepika Padukone cut two cakes on the eve of her birthday.

Deepika Padukone celebrated her birthday a day early, in between the promotions of Chhapaak.

Deepika Padukone feeds a piece of cake to Meghna Gulzar.

Deepika Padukone gives a slice of her birthday cake to Vikrant Massey.

Deepika Padukone wore a white tank top tied into a knot and floral pants.

In Chhapaak, Deepika will be seen as an acid attack survivor named Malti. At the launch of the title track in Mumbai on Friday, she said that the process of making the film was ’extremely rewarding’.

Deepika also expressed her gratitude to Laxmi, for trusting them with the responsibility of bringing her story alive on celluloid. “I am really thankful to her that she gave us the opportunity to present her story, because not once did she doubt us or question us. I hope that she is proud of the film and I hope we have done justice to her incredible and inspiring story,” she said.

Chhapaak, which marks Deepika’s debut as a producer, will hit the theatres on January 10.

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