Twinkle Khanna talks about the Akshay Kumar starrer 'Padman'
| Nov 16, 2017, 17:10 IST
Actress Twinkle Khanna has turned producer with 'Padman', which stars her husband, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. The actress said that it was necessary to make a film on menstruation as it was the only way to get people to talk about the topic in India. She also said that working with Akshay was fun and that his habit of working too much proved to be an asset to them.
When asked why she decided to adapt the story of 'the sanitary man' into a film, the actress said, "We don’t have control over what our mind wants to do, or where it goes sometimes. I wrote ten chapters of a novel right after 'Mrs. Funnybones'. But while I was researching for my column, I stumbled upon the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham. It gripped me and I abandoned my novel and began writing 'The Sanitary Man'. Muruganantham’s journey is an important story and after a while, I began feeling that the only way it would truly reach households in both urban and rural India and begin a conversation about something that so far has been wrapped in newspaper, was by making a movie on the subject."
When asked if she had any other actor in mind for the lead, she said, "Initially I thought of making a small movie but when Akshay and Balki were both enthusiastic about the concept, things fell into place rather organically. 'Padman' is my first production so I can’t really comment on what it’s like to be the producer of an Akshay Kumar starrer except to say that on this movie, the things I normally nag him about, like working too much, turned out to be an asset."
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When asked why she decided to adapt the story of 'the sanitary man' into a film, the actress said, "We don’t have control over what our mind wants to do, or where it goes sometimes. I wrote ten chapters of a novel right after 'Mrs. Funnybones'. But while I was researching for my column, I stumbled upon the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham. It gripped me and I abandoned my novel and began writing 'The Sanitary Man'. Muruganantham’s journey is an important story and after a while, I began feeling that the only way it would truly reach households in both urban and rural India and begin a conversation about something that so far has been wrapped in newspaper, was by making a movie on the subject."
When asked if she had any other actor in mind for the lead, she said, "Initially I thought of making a small movie but when Akshay and Balki were both enthusiastic about the concept, things fell into place rather organically. 'Padman' is my first production so I can’t really comment on what it’s like to be the producer of an Akshay Kumar starrer except to say that on this movie, the things I normally nag him about, like working too much, turned out to be an asset."
Stay tuned for more updates.