Akshay
Kumar
has
faith
in
his
2.0
co-star
Rajinikanthas
the
actor
believes
the
South
superstar,
who
recently
took
the
political
plunge,
will
be
'very
good'
in
his
new
stint
as
a
politician.
On
December
31,
the
67-year-old
star
announced
that
he
will
float
a
new
party
that
will
pursue
"spiritual
politics" and
will
contest
the
next
Tamil
Nadu
Assembly
elections.
Asked
about
how
Rajinikanth
will
fair
as
a
political
leader,
Akshay
said
in
a
media
interaction,
"I
am
sure
he
is
going
to
be
very
good.
Obviously,
he
will
be
good
(at
it)."
The
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
actor
features
as
an
antagonist
in
the
sequel
to
the
2010
blockbuster
"Robot",
directed
by
Shankar.
The
actor
is
currently
looking
forward
to
the
January
26
release
of
his
latest,
"Padman".
The
film
is
a
fictionalised
account
of
Tamil
Nadu-based
Arunachalam
Muruganantham,
who
created
affordable
sanitary
napkins
for
the
women
of
his
village.
Akshay
said
"Padman"
aims
to
overcome
the
social
stigma
surrounding
periods.
"In
South,
people
celebrate
when
their
daughter
hits
puberty.
People
talk
about
it,
give
gifts
to
the
girl,
the
girl
remembers
it...
That
I
was
given
a
gift,
that
means
something
good
has
happened.
But
here
people
hide.
"...
So
the
girls
start
thinking
something
wrong
has
happened.
She
loses
confidence,
feels
as
if
something
shameful
has
happened,"
he
added.
Credits:
PTI