Thread by @Rita_Banerji

Haven't seen #Chhapaak. But hope it highlights KEY issues of #acid violence in India:
1) No control on its sale & distribution.
2) It's cheap & available everywhere.
3) Police often don't take action.
4) Hospitals refuse victims.
5) No medical or monetary compensation for victims

2/ The aim of this THREAD is to urge #DeepikaPadukone who is the star & also the producer of the film #Chhapaak, to ensure that the acid attack survivor #LaxmiAgarwal, on whose life the film is based, ensures Laxmi gets a profit & royalty based dividend in the film. She needs it.

3/ Acid survivor #LaxmiAgarwal on whose life Film #Chhappak is based on, lives in desperate poverty. In Sept 2018, she was on the verge of being evicted from her room with her baby. She had only Rs5000/- and does not get paid for any show she's invited to.
hindustantimes.com/india-news/aci…

4/#LaxmiAgarwal's acid attacked face has been exploited for wealthy campaigns by international orgs, beauty shows &now a film, AND she's still poor.

Please Demand #DeepikaPadukone as producer of film #Chhapaak must give a profit dividend to Laxmi.
tabloidxo.com/activist-laxmi…

5/ #StopAcidSale Follow the incredible acid survivor and anti #AcidAttack activist at @TheLaxmiAgarwal

https://twitter.com/Rita_Banerji/status/1214867666139090944?s=19

6/ Bollywood's new line of money minting is Lifeline. Was Laxmi given only 11L for the rights to the story of her life? Laxmi denied another report that said 13L but did not say how much. Confidentiality clause to a #acidsurvivor who's homeless & desperate? https://t.c5nqxC2epRo

7/ #DipikaPadukone in her aggressive twitter promotion of #Chhappak avoids all mention of @TheLaxmiAgarwal even in her tweet on "The Soul of #Chhapaak."In her only mention of Laxmi for Femina cover she avoids mentioning Chhapak! She doesn't want Laxmi to get publicity on Twitter?

8/ Supreme Court lawyer, Aparna Bhat, well known to feminist activists, who has been unrelenting in her fight against acid attack and was Laxmi's lawyer, has filed a petition for a stay on #Chhapaak for not giving credit. Totally unscrupulous - like I said
thequint.com/entertainment/…

9/ As Karuna Nundy points out too. I am very concerned that #Chhapaak team has exploited @TheLaxmiAgarwal's life for a story & is deliberately blanking her mention on Twitter.

*Laxmi deserves & needs a royalty & profit based dividend in the film.*

https://twitter.com/karunanundy/status/1214967078391693313?s=19

10/ If you really care for women's right please ensure the makers of #Chhapaak do this. ENSURE another woman survivor who has fought patriarchal violence, and is alone and economically very vulnerable, does not get exploited commercially. See the THREAD

https://twitter.com/Rita_Banerji/status/1215162550427373568?s=19