Radhika Apte: Menstruation taboos exist among both genders.

Actress Radhika Apte, who plays a key role
in Akshay Kumar-starrer "PadMan", says the
menstruation taboo has not only existed
among men but also among women who
are conditioned for years not to talk about
the natural process openly.
"Pad Man", based on the story of a real-life
hero, addresses the issue of menstrual
hygiene and is aimed at creating awareness
about it.
Asked if the film can bring any change in the
society, Radhika told IANS: "I think the taboo
attached to menstruation is not
only among men, but women as well. It is
happening for years. Even women feel
uncomfortable to talk about it openly.
"Mothers taught their daughters how not to
talk about it openly, not to go to the kitchen
or not to enter the temple. So it does not
just exist among men but women as well.
"Though I think one film cannot bring all the
changes to a practice that is happening for
ages, if people start talking about
menstruation comfortably, be aware of the
importance of menstruation hygiene, it
would be more than enough for us. And it is
also about the journey of an individual who
struggled through his life for a cause. It is
an incredible story."
"Pad Man", releasing on Friday, is based on
the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham,
who brought about a near revolution by
introducing a machine capable of producing
low-cost sanitary pads.
As an artiste, Radhika is proud to be a part
of a poignant story like this.
Starting her acting career in theatre,
Radhika has acted not only in Bollywood
films but also in various regional language
films ranging from those in Bengali and
Tamil to Telugu and Malayalam. She has been
appreciated by critics and audience for
some of her fine performances in films like
"Rakht Charitra", "Badlapur", "Parched",
"Phobia", "Manjhi - The Mountain Man" and
"Kabali".
Asked if putting in so much work for her
characters in every film at times exhausts
her, Radhika said: "I like to work hard for a
character that I play. I enjoy the process of
doing my homework. It does not exhaust
me as it is enriching. For a performing
artiste, it is the biggest high."
This year, the actress is working on several
projects including films like "Bazaar",
"Bhavesh Joshi", "Shoot the Piano Player"
and web series "Sacred Games".
Does she find any difference shooting for
digital content from a feature film?
"I see no difference when I work in a web
series and a film. There is absolutely no
difference when we are shooting on set. It
is just that a web series takes a few more
days than a film," she said.
Since the actress has worked with some of
the finest film directors of the country,
asked how it helps her in her craft, she said
"For an actor, a lot of the time it depends on
the director, the writer and editors because
it is ultimately a collaborative art. But then
there are sometimes, that director gives an
actor freedom to bring their creative
contribution to the character."
Radhika has worked with various directors
-- Sriram Raghavan, Prakash Raj, R Balki,
Leena Yadav and Anurag Kashyap -- whose
world of cinema is sometimes polls apart.
"The idea is to collaborate with different
directors, working with different creative
energy, and different perspectives of
people... That is how we create something
new. The job of an actor is to match up with
a different creative energy."
CREDITS: IANS.

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R.Balki is south Indian then why change the lead actor's state from Andhra to UP or something. So stupid. At least then something interesting might have come out of this boring and absurd premise. More a documentary than something people will pay to watch.