In delightful Padman updates, Akshay Kumar revealed the first looks of his co-stars - Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte - from the movie and we love them.
Tweeting a photo with Sonam, Akshay captioned it: "The STRENGTH behind #PADMAN," while sharing a photo with Radhika, the actor wrote: "The REASON he became #PADMAN." Directed by R Balki, Padman is a biopic on entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham (played by Akshay), who became a popular figure for inventing low-cost sanitary making machines and hence, the name of the movie.
Mr Muruganantham felt the need to come up with a convenient solution to tackle menstrual health for women after he learnt his wife used newspaper and rags during her menstrual cycle.
Radhika Apte has been cast as Padman's wife while Sonam's character appears to have helped him in his venture. Check out how Sonam and Radhika's looks from Padman:
The REASON he became #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @radhika_apte @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki pic.twitter.com/a1TB69KE6m
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 15, 2017
The STRENGTH behind #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @sonamakapoor @PadManTheFilm @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki pic.twitter.com/iE8jaS6LRQ
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 15, 2017
Happy to have met Sanford Panitch, President,Columbia Pictures,SPE & glad to partner with @SonyPicsIndia as they join on the incredible journey of @PadmanTheFilm & introduce a real superhero to the world on 26th Jan,2018 @sonamakapoor @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones #RBalki @kriarj pic.twitter.com/RrtirJFe0Q
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 14, 2017
Sonam Kapoor too shared her experience working in the film and tweeted, “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.”
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 Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) November 15, 2017
Padman will be based on Twinkle Khanna’s book The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad, which is inspired by the life of Indian entrepreneur and inventor Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented the low cost sanitary pad-making machine and revolutionized the movement of cost-effective female hygiene in India.
