The release date of Akshay Kumar's much-awaited social drama film Pad Man has been advanced by a day. The film, which was earlier scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 26th January 2018, will now hit screens on 25th January.
The new release date was confirmed by the film's lead actor on his official Twitter page. Akshay tweeted: “Superhero ke saath Super Republic week. #PadMan releasing on 25th January, 2018! @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki (sic).”
Directed by ace filmmaker R Balki, Pad Man is inspired from the life of Tamil Nadu based Padma Shri awardee social worker and entrepreneur Arunachalam, who invented low-cost sanitary napkins to create awareness about menstrual hygiene in rural areas.
Produced by Twinkle Khanna, Prernaa Arora and Arjun N Kapoor, Pad Man also stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in important roles.
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