Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna host a screening of PadMan; Sridevi, Janhvi, Kiran Rao and other celebs attend

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna today hosted a special screening of PadMan which saw many Bollywood celebs in attendance. Sridevi with daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor, Kiran Rao, Aditi Rao Hydari, Bhumi Pednekar, Sonali Bendre and many other celebs attended the screening of the movie.

Akshay and Twinkle were seen twinning in black. The two looked perfect together and were all smiles for the paparazzi. 

Sridevi looked beautiful in a black outfit. She rounded her look with dark lipstick and beautiful earrings. She was accompanied by daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor. Janhvi sported a casual look and was all smiles as she got clicked by the shutterbugs.

While Kiran Rao looked gorgeous in a black outfit, Bhumi opted for a green and blue striped outfit. On the other hand, Aditi chose to wear a checkered shirt and denim. 

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Talking about PadMan, the film is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a small town entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu who invented low-cost sanitary napkins to generate awareness in the rural area.

Apart from Akshay Kumar, PadMan also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles. Directed by R Balki, the film is slated to hit the screens tomorrow. 

When asked if PadMan is his career’s toughest role yet, the actor had said, ‘’Toughest... physically, no, but career-wise, yes. This is a very sensitive yet brave subject, which needed my utmost care and attention. It was tough in the sense I had to become the ‘man’ that women really needed me to be, and I didn’t want to let anyone down. Being Pad Man takes courage. I not only had to experiment with myself, but also had to learn the ins and outs of sanitation and menstruation. I had to grab hold of this project and give it absolute respect despite any of my own male fears, until I realised there was nothing to fear but my own insecurities.’’

During an interview with a leading daily, when Twinkle was asked if Akshay was her first choice for this role and how did he react on hearing the subject, she had said, ‘’At first, I was thinking of making the film with a smaller budget. Our cinema is divided between commercial and alternative cinema, so I thought I will probably make something in the latter space. Honestly, a documentary reaches only limited people and some film festivals. The point here is not to just educate the educated, but to also educate the uneducated.’’