Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's PadMan is based on the motivating
life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, an innovator obsessed with the idea of
creating cost-effective sanitary pads. In a country where menstruation is still
a taboo and people aren't much comfortable speaking about it, Akshay has taken
a big step to at least start a change.
Directed by R. Balki and produced by Twinkle Khanna's home
production Mrs. Funnybones Productions, PadMan has been creating all the right
buzz. At a media communication lately, Akshay was asked now that he has openly
come out in lieu of this topic - Is son Aarav also aware of it?
On this, Akshay told, "Twinkle Khanna told everything
about periods to son Aarav. Nothing is hidden in our family. We don't live
double-faced lives. We have kept it very open."
Did Akhay know everything about menstruation in detail? Akhay
further added that it was one and half years ago that he actually got to know
about it in detail when he started prepping for the movie. He also added that presently,
it's 82% of the female population of our country who don't have the access to
sanitary pads. He hopes that even if 5% women out of 82% get the awareness, he
has won the battle.
Talking about the issue further, Akshay revealed, "This
problem is there in every country but in ours, it's huge. It's an important
film. Ye ek aisa mudda hai jo har koi haath nai lagta. I am catering it as a
love story with a social message."
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