Pad Man turns 3: Anushka Sharma to Alia Bhatt, rewind to how stars joined Akshay, Sonam to normalise periods
As Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte starrer Pad Man turns 3, we look back at how the National Award-winning film united Bollywood stars back in 2018 with a challenge to hold a pad and post a photo with it to break the taboo around menstruation.
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Updated: February 10, 2021 12:01 am
Pad Man turns 3: Anushka Sharma to Alia Bhatt, rewind to how stars joined Akshay, Sonam to normalise periods
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A film that challenged the mindsets of several people in Indian society was Pad Man that was released back in 2018. R Balki got together Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte to star in a story of Pad Man of India, A Muruganantham, who is a pioneer in making low-cost sanitary napkin making machine and a social entrepreneur. While there is a lot of taboo around menstruation and often, men as well women find it hard to talk about it openly, the film aimed at reducing the stigma around menstruation.