Writer and former actress Twinkle Khanna, who has turned producer with Pad Man, says she is proud of being associated with a movie that brings the spotlight on a “shamed” subject like menstruation.
The shoot for the film — inspired by Arunachalam Muruganantham who found a way to make affordable sanitary napkins for women in his village — got under way last week in Indore.
Talking about it, Khanna said at an event in Mumbai on Tuesday: “It [the shoot] is going very well. Mr Muruganantham was also there. It’s a wonderful project. It will bring awareness about something which has so far been cloaked and shamed, and I am very happy to be a part of the film.”
The movie features Khanna’s husband, actor Akshay Kumar, in the lead role, with Radhika Apte playing his wife. It is being directed by R. Balakrishnan, better known as R. Balki.
Khanna spoke on the sidelines of L’Oreal Professional’s launch of French Browns, the colour trend of 2017.
