Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar, who has delivered many Rs 100 crore films, says that box office collection of “Pad Man” doesn’t matter to him.
“For me the biggest thing was when I saw 3-4 youngsters outside my vanity van discussing about issue on menstruation. So I think this is the biggest achievement of this film, when 3-4 males talk about issue of menstruation. “It is not necessary for me to think about how much business it is going to do but every morning, when I monitor my social media, I see people are talking openly about sanitary pads and menstruation and that is I feel my film’s biggest victory,” he said.
“So I hope film will get on them and people will get inspire from it because I feel our country has brilliant minds out there.”
Based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, “Pad Man” is the story of how one man came up with a revolutionary method of producing cost-effective sanitary napkins and empowered thousands of women across the country in the process.
Akshay has stepped into the shoes of Muruganantham and is all set to educate the masses. The film also stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in the lead roles. Produced by Twinkle Khanna, KriArj Entertainment and directed by R. Balki, the film will clash with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat” January 25.
IANS
