Film is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, who was attacked in 2005 at age 15, by a 32-year-old man named Nadeem Khan (Guddu).
A day before the films release Laxmi Agarwal's lawyer Aparna Bhat filed a case against filmmakers for not mentioning her name in the film.
new pension scheme for Acid Attack Survivor was announced by Uttrakhand state after the films release.
Deepika Padukone's debut as producer.
Deepika Padukone visited the JNU University in Delhi after attack on 5th January 2020.Few took it as a promotional campaign for this film and decided to boycott the film.While few supported in her as she had visited the students during the tense situation.