The #PadmanChallenge is breaking taboos beyond limits and is trending on all social media platforms. With celebrities, sports persons and people from all fields taking up the challenge enthusiastically and willingly and making the film the talk of the town, the film has a lot to expect from its audience in terms of viewership.
The film starring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte releases on 9th February, i.e this Friday. Radhika Apte, the film’s leading lady spoke about why the film was primarily made and said, “There are three things for which we made this film. First, it is an incredibly inspiring story that needs to be told. Second, if we can make people talk about periods, that would make a lot of difference and third, it’s high time that people understand that menstrual hygiene is of utmost importance. Bacteria thrive on period blood and if you do not use a clean material you can get different kinds of infections and it is extremely dangerous for health.”
Focusing on the pressing issue, the taboo behind ‘menstrual’ cycles Apte added, “Men don’t talk about things. Women do not talk about things. It is what goes into society. It’s not only about women or men, it’s about how we have been living in the society. Men and women are sometimes equally responsible for this. Daughters are told about periods by their mothers. But that’s because a father is very uncomfortable talking about it. Why don’t fathers talk about it? Why can’t he say that ‘you will get your periods’ or why can’t both, mother and father talk about it together?”
She shared these views and much more in a detailed, inquisitive interview with leading daily Indian Express. Find the full interview at http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/padman-radhika-apte-akshay-kumar-pad-man-5052739/