Here's Why Akshay Kumar Did Back To Back Films With Social Messages!
He started his career with action-oriented roles, but in last few years Akshay Kumar has made a point to pick films which convey a social message as he believes cinema has the power to create awarenes
He
started
his
career
with
action-oriented
roles,
but
in
the
recent
years
Akshay
Kumar
has
made
a
point
to
pick
films
which
convey
a
social
message
as
the
actorbelieves
cinema
has
the
power
to
create
awareness.
The
actor,
whose
"Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha" focused
on
importance
of
sanitation,
hopes
to
create
awareness
about
menstrual
hygiene
with
his
latest
release
"Padman".
"Nobody
is
interested
in
listening
to
speeches
or
watching
documentaries.
They
are
more
interested
in
knowing
about
a
subject
through
films.
People
have
watched
'Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha' and
the
have
understood
the
importance
of
toilets
and
not
defecating
in
the
open.
Entertainment
is
the
best
way
to
spread
social
message,"
Akshay
says
in
a
media
interaction
in
Mumbai.
The
50-year-old
actor
says
education
also
plays
an
important
role
in
creating
awareness.
"Menstrual
hygiene
should
be
part
of
educational
system.
There
is
never
a
thing
on
menstruation."
"Even
if
there
is
something
on
the
subject,
it
is
only
for
girls.
That
is
the
worst
part.
Even
boys
should
be
included
in
this
conversation
on
menstruation,"
he
says.
"Padman"
hit
the
cinemas
on
February
9
but
Akshay
says
for
this
film,
he
wants
to
continue
the
promotions
as
he
wants
to
keep
the
conversation
on
menstrual
hygiene
alive.
The
actor
recently
installed
a
sanitary
pad
vending
machine
at
ST
bus
depot
in
Mumbai
Central.
Akshay
says
he
decided
to
do
the
R
Balki-directed
film
as
he
wanted
to
break
the
taboo
attached
with
periods.
"The
idea
was
to
break
the
taboo
and
there
is
nothing
wrong
in
it.
There
is
nothing
wrong
in
talking
about
menstruation
and
I
just
want
people
to
come
and
watch
the
film,"
he
adds.
The
actorsays
that
the
World
Bank
is
set
to
screen
the
film
in
6,42,000
villages
across
India
free
of
cost.
"Padman",
which
is
based
on
the
life
of
Tamil
Nadu-based
social
activist
Arunachalam
Muruganantham,
also
features
Radhika
Apte
and
Sonam
Kapoor.