Pad Man Akshay installs sanitary pad vending machine
Mumbai
February 16, 2017
National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has installed a
sanitary pad vending machine in Mumbai Central ST Bus Depot and hopes to put
several across India.
Akshay, whose latest release "Pad Man" delves with
menstrual issue and hygiene, especially in rural India, took to Twitter on
Thirsday to share a photograph of him along with Shiv Sena leader Aaditya
Thackeray inaugurating the vending machine.
"Placed a sanitary
pad vending machine at Mumbai Central ST Bus Depot today, hoping to place more
across the state and eventually hopefully the whole country. Thank you Aaditya
Thackeray for your support," he captioned the image.
Thackeray thanked
Akshay and said that the film should cross the Rs 100 crore-mark soon.
"Should cross the Rs 100 Crore mark soon! Thank you Akshay Kumarji for always
being an inspiration to do good!" Thackeray tweeted.
"Pad Man" produced
by Akshay's wife Twinkle Khanna, is based on the life of social entrepreneur and
activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented a low-cost sanitary napkin
making machine.
The film, which released on February 9, also stars Sonam
Kapoor and Radhika Apte.
Mumbai
February 16, 2017
National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has installed a
sanitary pad vending machine in Mumbai Central ST Bus Depot and hopes to put
several across India.
Akshay, whose latest release "Pad Man" delves with
menstrual issue and hygiene, especially in rural India, took to Twitter on
Thirsday to share a photograph of him along with Shiv Sena leader Aaditya
Thackeray inaugurating the vending machine.
"Placed a sanitary
pad vending machine at Mumbai Central ST Bus Depot today, hoping to place more
across the state and eventually hopefully the whole country. Thank you Aaditya
Thackeray for your support," he captioned the image.
Thackeray thanked
Akshay and said that the film should cross the Rs 100 crore-mark soon.
"Should cross the Rs 100 Crore mark soon! Thank you Akshay Kumarji for always
being an inspiration to do good!" Thackeray tweeted.
"Pad Man" produced
by Akshay's wife Twinkle Khanna, is based on the life of social entrepreneur and
activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented a low-cost sanitary napkin
making machine.
The film, which released on February 9, also stars Sonam
Kapoor and Radhika Apte.
Tags: Akshay KumarRadhika ApteTwinkle KhannaSonam KapoorPad Man