Chhapaak and Uyare: Acid test of making a survival story sans melodrama

Despite its many triumphs as a story of true grit, what we see in Uyare is an aesthetically sanitised and prosthetic version of a brutally disfigured acid victim's face.. Deepika Padukone. Parvathy Thiruvoth. Dress Circle. Chhapaak. Uyare. Acid test. survival story sans melodrama.