Here's why Akshay wants to hold a screening of Padman for PM

Akshay Kumar is all geared for his film "Pad Man". The film also stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in the lead roles. After hosting a special screening of PadMan for Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, Akshay Kumar is said to organise a special screening for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of I&B Smriti Irani and others as well.

Well, Akshay has a reason to host the screening for the PM and other ministers as after that, he wants to request PM Modi to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene through videos.

A source said, "Akshay met up with the PM yesterday. Today's screening has been arranged for a specific reason. After the screening, Akshay will stress on how the film's message needs to reach the larger population and will pitch the idea of making educational videos for Doordarshan."

If the PM agrees to Akshay's idea, the team will shoot five short videos of two minutes each. These videos are said to be targeted towards the rural population in India and will be directed by R Balki.

The actor will be joined by Arunachalam Muruganantham at the screening (on whom Pad Man) is based. The source states that Muruganantham will also discuss with the ministers the issue of GST and luxury tax applied on the sanitary pads.

The source further added, "Citing studies which prove that girls in villages drop out of school when they hit puberty, they will bat for napkins to be made available free of cost or at subsidised rates."

CREDITS: MID DAY