'PadMan' scriptwriter Swanand Kirkire: Akshay Kumar is fantastic as Arunachalam Muruganantham

Akshay Kumar is all set to break taboos with his upcoming film 'PadMan'. Talking about Akshay's role in the film, scriptwriter Swanand Kirkire said, “He is fantastic (as Arunachalam Muruganantham). You must watch yourself. It is one of his great performances.” He continued, “It is a strange world. When stars do not take up such topics, the public says he is playing safe and when they take up such strong subjects, they call it a strategy. Come on! Give it a break. He is making films which are relevant and important. What is strategic about it? I would say it is the riskiest film he is doing. People who want to see Akshay fighting and dancing, would see him in a different avatar. It is a bigger risk for him than anyone else.”

He further said how it would be wrong to call this phase where celebrities take up social causes for a film as a trend. “It is not a trend. If a man like Akshay Kumar is ready to do a film like that, everybody would like to make a film on it. For years, people have been wanting to do these kinds of films but they do not get a star support. A man wearing a sanitary pad is a great story itself, if this happened in West, it would have happened many years back,” he stated. 'PadMan' is scheduled to release on February 9. Stay tuned for more updates.