Though we felt that Lakshmi’s UN speech could have been shorter. Balki are funny, emotional, bringing out a very earthy side of the lead hero. The dialogues written by Swanand Kirkire and R. It is indeed brave for a mainstream Hindi film hero to attempt something like this. The mere sight of Akshay taking a plunge into the nearby river with soiled pants is moving, impactful and breaks stereotypes in every way possible. Thinking that his job is done, he happily strides away only to realise to his dismay that the pad is leaking. #INTERVAL.IN AIRLIFT HINDI MOVIE FULL#Lakshmi, in an attempt to make a full proof napkin, attaches an animal blood pouch to his waist making the blood drip steadily into his handmade pad. The first half is filled with a lot of bittersweet moments between Akshay and Radhika but one scene that stood out for us was just before the interval. The supporting cast of Radhika Apte, Mrunmayee Gokhale and Jyoti Subhash are brilliant, complementing his performance. His relentless pursuit to make the perfect sanitary napkin leads his entire family to disown him until he manages to convince the society that menstrual hygiene is a burning topic which needs to be addressed.Īkshay Kumar is at his natural best in the garb of a village bumpkin Lakshmi. Despite repeated attempts, he fails to make a sustainable napkin. He then fashions a cotton pad and persuades his wife to use the same. It all starts when he finds out that his wife Gayatri (Radhika Apte) uses dirty cotton cloth for the lack of sanitary pads during her periods. So, a newly married Lakshmi is a welder but extremely curious about female menstruation and is disturbed by the lack of sanitation or awareness around it. But the makers have made sure that there is enough publicity going around which will make people shun their ignorance and embrace this cause wholeheartedly. There is a probability that aam junta might shy away from watching the film because of its unconventional content. Now, first of all let us all agree that it was indeed brave of Akshay to touch upon this subject, given his massy appeal. The film revolves around life of Lakshmikant Chauhan (Akshay Kumar) based out of a village in Madhya Pradesh and his inspiring journey of spreading awareness about menstruation and smashing taboos associated with it in the conservative society. Does it meet our collective expectations? Read on to find that out. So yes, with all this hoopla around PAD MAN, it is only logical to expect a lot from the film. The film is produced by Twinkle Khanna’s Mrs Funnybones Movies and has Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in lead roles along with Kumar. Akshay, who also is one of the most bankable stars in the business currently, returns to the big screen with R Balki’s PAD MAN based on the issues, relating to menstruation, faced by underprivileged women in rural India. It would be safe to say that the actor has carved his niche with integrating pertinent issues in commercial cinema space, leading to few of his detractors limiting him to that particular category. Akshay Kumar for long has been championing social and nationalist causes in his films with TOILET: EK PREM KATHA, AIRLIFT, JOLLY LLB 2, HOLIDAY, BABY, NAAM SHABANA, among others.
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