'Men are not allowing their wives to watch PadMan'

February 20, 2018 11:28

"I held a pad for the first time two years ago, and that's how I thought it was important that people are aware.

"The fact that women do not have enough resources to buy sanitary products is worrying. Women have to face so much -- they are not allowed in temples, in their own kitchens! They are made to sleep in the verandah. We should get rid of this.

"And periods are not taboo. We were shooting with a local guy; he ran away when he was asked to hold a pad! He said, 'Humare yahan paap ko haath nahi lagaate! (We don't touch sin!)' This is the kind of mindset people have. We have to break it."

Read Akshay Kumar's interview to Rajul Hegde/Rediff.com.

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