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Pad Man

Pad Man

20187.42h 20m

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.

Directed by R. Balki
Written by R. Balki, Kausar Munir, Swanand Kirkire
Produced by Gauri Shinde, Vivek Krishnani, Twinkle Khanna
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $23.0M

Top Cast

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Lakshmikant Chauhan

Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte

Gayatri Chauhan

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Pari Walia

Jyoti Subhash

Jyoti Subhash

Subhadra Chauhan

Mrinmayee Godbole

Mrinmayee Godbole

Sonali Chauhan

S

Soumya Vyas

Aabha Chauhan

Riva Bubber

Riva Bubber

Asha Varma

Urmila Mahanta

Urmila Mahanta

Savitri Modi

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Self

Suneel Sinha

Suneel Sinha

Tejas Walia

Themes & Keywords

superherovillageinventionbiographymenstruationbased on true storytaboobased on short storydramedysocial awareness

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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