

Pad Man
Overview
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Top Cast

Akshay Kumar
Lakshmikant Chauhan

Radhika Apte
Gayatri Chauhan

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Pari Walia

Jyoti Subhash
Subhadra Chauhan

Mrinmayee Godbole
Sonali Chauhan
Soumya Vyas
Aabha Chauhan

Riva Bubber
Asha Varma

Urmila Mahanta
Savitri Modi

Amitabh Bachchan
Self

Suneel Sinha
Tejas Walia
Themes & Keywords
About Pad Man
Pad Man is a comedy, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of superhero, village, invention, biography, menstruation, based on true story. Directed by R. Balki, it stars Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja. Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
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