RADHIKA APTE ON PADMAN

Radhika Apte who is playing the role of Akshay Kumar's wife in Pad Man is pleased with director R Balki for handling an issue as sensitive as menstrual hygiene in an entertaining yet tactful manner. The movie is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham whose character is played by Akshay Kumar, who manufactured a low-cost machine for sanitary napkins in rural India. The actress while speaking about the movie, said “It is a relatable film. I hope people will connect with it emotionally. We have made it with a lot of thought and emotion. The aim is not to bring about a revolution but to make people openly talk about it.”

She has always talked about the need to educate people about the hygiene of women, and thus she added, “Women’s hygiene is important. Whenever an advertisement of sanitary pads comes on television, people stop looking at it. This attitude needs to change”.

She also talked about her character and said,  “I was aware of the story. When you are making a film, you make certain changes as real life and cinema are not the same. I like the innocence and simplicity in her, which we have retained in the story.”

She also talked about her co-star Akshay's punctuality and cited this as the reason for the film being able to finish on schedule.

Avoiding the clash with Padmaavati, the makers decided to delay the release of the movie and now the movie is ready to hit the big screens on 9 February 2018.