Chhapaak is a biopic and an inspirational story based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor who was attacked with acid on a street in New Delhi in 2005. Malti (Deepika Padukone) takes us through the real-life story and makes an attempt to understand the on-ground consequences of how she underwent the shocking incident and the medico-legal-social state of affairs that transpired after the acid attack that was hurled at her with the face irreparably burnt. The film also portrays her strength and struggles to fight back and begin a new life after getting justice by the court.