Our superhero, Akshay Kumar recently shared his forthcoming film’s ‘biggest achievement’ (even before its release) – ‘Breaking the menstrual taboo’ – in India. “This, I think is the biggest achievement of #PadMan…men and women breaking the taboo and discussing about menstrual hygiene. PadMan tomorrow #9Feb2018,” he wrote on Instagram, and also posted a picture of himself holding a sanitary napkin.
Last month, Akshay Kumar’s wife Twinkle Khanna, who is also the producer of the film, spoke about PadMan at the Oxford Union. “PadMan is not just a film, it’s a movement. I hope now woman will not be held back or embarrassed by their biology,” she had said.
PadMan chronicles the journey of entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented low-cost sanitary pad making machine. Akshay plays Mr Muruganantham and Radhika Apte plays his wife in the film. Sonam Kapoor also stars in a pivotal role.