Deepika Padukone: xXx star's 'TOUGHEST' film revealed but it's not what you think

Deepika has starred in a number of Bollywood hits over the years, and has become a fan-favourite in India.

The beauty has also branched into Hollywood with the film xXx: Return of Xander Cage, which was alongside Vin Diesel.

But despite her various projects, the star has opened up on her latest film Chhapaak, and said it is her “toughest” film to date.

The harrowing film focuses on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agrawal, who is played by Deepika.

The movie also stars fellow Bollywood star Vikrant Massey and is directed by Meghna Gulzar.

The actress was discussing her latest project at Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star 2019 this weekend, and revealed exactly how difficult she found the role.

The star said up until now, she’d believed doing a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film was one of the most emotionally harrowing.

Speaking to reporters, Deepika began: “With him it’s not just about the character or the film but everything that goes in making it, all the hurdles.

“So by the end of it you’re exhausted for various reasons.”

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“With Chhapaak, the process was exhausting,” the star went on.

“We had to get the prosthetics done for like three hours and another hour to take it off.

“Emotionally I have never been as burnt out as I felt after that.”

Deepika is also a producer of the new film, and after the gruelling experience she went to extreme measures to move on from the character she played.

“On the last day I asked Meghna to get made an extra piece,” she said. “We got that, only for me to burn it at pack up.

“It was a hospital scene, we finished that and I took off my face (prosthetic), had a shower, took this extra piece, went to a corner, threw alcohol on it and burnt it.”

“I watched it burn and stood there as I needed to see it burn completely,” Deepika continued. “I wanted everything to become ash.

“I stood there till that entire process was over and only then felt a part of it had left my system, my body.

“But it’s not entirely possible as none of these characters leave your system.

“As of now, this has been the toughest film I’ve done,” the star added.