Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor says that Akshay Kumar is perfect to play ‘Padman’ in her upcoming movie titled ‘Padman‘, which is directed by R Balki. The movie features Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in lead roles. Amitabh Bachchan will appear in a special role. The movie will be produced by Twinkle Khanna‘s newly formed production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies.
Today, actress Sonam Kapoor even released her first look from her upcoming movie ‘Padman’ on her Twitter account. In that, she can be seen taking a rickshaw ride along with the actor Akshay. She captions her first look by saying, “Such a pleasure working with the indomitable Akshay Kumar. He was the perfect person to play the role of #Padman and has brought a sense of humor and love to the film. Of course, none of these would have been possible without the humble visionary #Rbalki @PadManTheFilm.”
Such a pleasure working with the indomitable Akshay Kumar. He was the perfect person to play the role of #Padman and has brought a sense of humour and love to the film. Of course none of these would have been possible without the humble visionary #Rbalki 🙌 @PadManTheFilm pic.twitter.com/PxkBkebZNg
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) November 15, 2017
The movie will be focusing on the mensuration and on the women’s health. The movie is said to be inspired by the life of the Coimbatore-based Arunachalam Muruganantham, one day he got an idea to make an affordable sanitary napkin for women in his village. Later, he made a machine in rural India which helped not only his wife but other women in his village to lead a hygienic life. Sonam has even praised the director R.Balki by saying that the movie would not have been possible without the incredible story that an actor Akshay Kumar has brought to life with such a grace and humility.
The movie ‘Padman’ is all set to hit the screen on April 13, 2018.