Bollywood star Akshay
Kumar has revealed that his movie 'Pad Man', based on the taboo
surrounding sanitary pads in India, will be premiering at the
upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
The 'Khiladi' star took to Twitter to post a Japanese poster of
the film which will be unveiled at TIFF.
He tweeted, "Here's the Japanese poster of PADMAN! Excited for
the film to be screened at the Tokyo International Film
Festival!! #PADMAN #TIFFJP #????? @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor
Internationally, the film came face-to-face with a controversy as
it was banned in Kuwait and Pakistan due to its subject.
The Central Board of Film Censors in Pakistan refused to give a
No-Objection Certificate to Akshay's film.
The film, which is based on the life of Arunachalam Murugunatham,
details his resolve to makes cheap and affordable sanitary pads
for the women of his village.
The flick, which also stars Sonam Kapoor, earned a decent Rs
81.82 crore at the box office.
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