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He started his career with action-oriented
roles, but in the recent years Akshay Kumar
has made a point to pick films which convey
a social message as the actor believes
cinema has the power to create awareness.
The actor, whose Toilet: Ek Prem
Katha focused on importance of sanitation,
hopes to create awareness about menstrual
hygiene with his latest release Pad Man.
"Nobody is interested in listening to
speeches or watching documentaries. They
are more interested in knowing about a
subject through films. People have watched
'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' and they have
understood the importance of toilets and
not defecating in the open. Entertainment is
the best way to spread social message,"
Akshay says in a media interaction.
The 50-year-old actor says education also
plays an important role in creating
awareness. "Menstrual hygiene should be
part of educational system. There is never a
thing on menstruation. Even if there is
something on the subject, it is only for girls.
That is the worst part. Even boys should be
included in this conversation on
menstruation," he says.
Pad Man hit the cinemas on February 9 but
Akshay says for this film, he wants to
continue the promotions as he wants to
keep the conversation on menstrual hygiene
alive. The actor recently installed a sanitary
pad vending machine at ST bus depot in
Mumbai Central.
Akshay says he decided to do the R Balki-
directed film as he wanted to break the
taboo attached with periods. "The idea was
to break the taboo and there is nothing
wrong in it. There is nothing wrong in
talking about menstruation and I just want
people to come and watch the film," he
adds.
The actor says that the World Bank is set to
screen the film in 6,42,000 villages across
India free of cost. Pad man, which is based
on the life of Tamil Nadu-based social
activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, also
features Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor.
http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-akshay-kumar-even-boys-should-be-included-in-conversation-about-menstruation-2586083.
roles, but in the recent years Akshay Kumar
has made a point to pick films which convey
a social message as the actor believes
cinema has the power to create awareness.
The actor, whose Toilet: Ek Prem
Katha focused on importance of sanitation,
hopes to create awareness about menstrual
hygiene with his latest release Pad Man.
"Nobody is interested in listening to
speeches or watching documentaries. They
are more interested in knowing about a
subject through films. People have watched
'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' and they have
understood the importance of toilets and
not defecating in the open. Entertainment is
the best way to spread social message,"
Akshay says in a media interaction.
The 50-year-old actor says education also
plays an important role in creating
awareness. "Menstrual hygiene should be
part of educational system. There is never a
thing on menstruation. Even if there is
something on the subject, it is only for girls.
That is the worst part. Even boys should be
included in this conversation on
menstruation," he says.
Pad Man hit the cinemas on February 9 but
Akshay says for this film, he wants to
continue the promotions as he wants to
keep the conversation on menstrual hygiene
alive. The actor recently installed a sanitary
pad vending machine at ST bus depot in
Mumbai Central.
Akshay says he decided to do the R Balki-
directed film as he wanted to break the
taboo attached with periods. "The idea was
to break the taboo and there is nothing
wrong in it. There is nothing wrong in
talking about menstruation and I just want
people to come and watch the film," he
adds.
The actor says that the World Bank is set to
screen the film in 6,42,000 villages across
India free of cost. Pad man, which is based
on the life of Tamil Nadu-based social
activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, also
features Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor.
http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-akshay-kumar-even-boys-should-be-included-in-conversation-about-menstruation-2586083.
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