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Based on the life of Arunachalam
Muruganantham, PadMan is the story of
how one man came up with a revolutionary
method of producing cost-effective sanitary
napkins and empowered thousands of
women across the country in the process.
Akshay Kumar has stepped into the shoes of
Muruganantham and is all set to educate the
masses. The film also stars Sonam Kapoor
and Radhika Apte in the lead roles.
In an interaction with media, Akshay said, "I
am already victorious with millions and
millions of people talking about Padman on
social media, men discussing with other
men and asking each other whether they
watched the Padman trailer and that it talks
about sanitary pads. I am glad they are
talking, they should know."
He added, "Firstly, do not call it a sensitive
issue. It (menstruation) is a natural process
of a human body. It is time to get rid of
those taboos attached to it and it is time to
treat the issue maturely. Also, women should
not shy away from talking about the issue
and certainly should not whisper about it."
Akshay said that India is mocked for its
backward ideas about women's hygiene.
"Women told me that they used mud, burnt
ash and dirty cloth to manage bleeding. It
was shocking, it was horrifying. I met some
foreigners and they laughed at us
wondering we didn't know what a sanitary
pad was. Padman is an important film for
our country. Nobody has ever made a film
on this issue. Even in documentaries that I
saw, sanitary pads are always hidden," he
said.
He revealed that he was 20 when he
learned about sanitary napkins. "I never held
a pad in my hand. Nobody in my family
asked me to buy sanitary napkin and it's
only in the last two years that I came to
know about it in great detail. I have now
learnt that menstruating women are
considered ritually impure and polluted, and
they are often isolated as untouchables. That
they can't touch pickles, enter kitchen, or go
to temples, wash their hair. Then, too many
girls end up dropping out of school because
they don't have supplies to manage their
periods," he said.
Akshay Kumar's Padman will be in theatres
on January 25.
CREDITS: FIRSTPOST.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/akshay-kumar-padman-i-never-held-pad-my-hand-didnt-know-anything-about-menstruation-i-was-20-395556.
Muruganantham, PadMan is the story of
how one man came up with a revolutionary
method of producing cost-effective sanitary
napkins and empowered thousands of
women across the country in the process.
Akshay Kumar has stepped into the shoes of
Muruganantham and is all set to educate the
masses. The film also stars Sonam Kapoor
and Radhika Apte in the lead roles.
In an interaction with media, Akshay said, "I
am already victorious with millions and
millions of people talking about Padman on
social media, men discussing with other
men and asking each other whether they
watched the Padman trailer and that it talks
about sanitary pads. I am glad they are
talking, they should know."
He added, "Firstly, do not call it a sensitive
issue. It (menstruation) is a natural process
of a human body. It is time to get rid of
those taboos attached to it and it is time to
treat the issue maturely. Also, women should
not shy away from talking about the issue
and certainly should not whisper about it."
Akshay said that India is mocked for its
backward ideas about women's hygiene.
"Women told me that they used mud, burnt
ash and dirty cloth to manage bleeding. It
was shocking, it was horrifying. I met some
foreigners and they laughed at us
wondering we didn't know what a sanitary
pad was. Padman is an important film for
our country. Nobody has ever made a film
on this issue. Even in documentaries that I
saw, sanitary pads are always hidden," he
said.
He revealed that he was 20 when he
learned about sanitary napkins. "I never held
a pad in my hand. Nobody in my family
asked me to buy sanitary napkin and it's
only in the last two years that I came to
know about it in great detail. I have now
learnt that menstruating women are
considered ritually impure and polluted, and
they are often isolated as untouchables. That
they can't touch pickles, enter kitchen, or go
to temples, wash their hair. Then, too many
girls end up dropping out of school because
they don't have supplies to manage their
periods," he said.
Akshay Kumar's Padman will be in theatres
on January 25.
CREDITS: FIRSTPOST.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/akshay-kumar-padman-i-never-held-pad-my-hand-didnt-know-anything-about-menstruation-i-was-20-395556.
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