The makers of Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor starrer Padman have finally unveiled its trailer after teasing the fans with posters and its sneak peek video. The R Balki film takes up the topic of menstrual hygiene, which is still a taboo in many parts of the country and brings it to celluloid, adding pinches of humour.
While we all know that the film is based on the life of Arunachalam Murugananthan, who took it upon himself to provide low cost sanitary napkins to the women of his village, Padman the film is much more than that. Yes, the movies chronicles his journey, the difficulties he faced and how he ends up giving a speech on menstrual hygiene at the UN headquarters but the film has more lessons than one to offer.
It's about ideas and those who believe in them. There are many who come up with life changing ideas, but only a few manage to go against all odds to make their ideas turn to reality. They may be called crazy by the rest of the world, but it's their crazy ideas that end up changing the world ultimately. Remember the age old saying, 'The fool didn't know it was impossible, so he did it'?
The narration of Padman trailer begins in the voice of Amitabh Bachchan, who suggests that India's answer to American superheroes is a common man, who emerges as the superhero for the women in his village. "America ke paas Superman hai, Batman hai, Spiderman hai, lekin India ke paas Padman hai," says Big B.
While the American superheroes have some extraordinary power, India's new superhero Padman is extraordinary, because he is ordinary. He doesn't dive from skyscrapers, he doesn't break the bones of wrong doers, he doesn't sway people with his fancy dialogues, neither does he have any signature dance moves. He just has one funda in his head and that is, the country doesn't become strong because of strong men, but only when it's women become strong.
His idea of providing a hygienic sanitary solution to women is met with strong opposition from his own wife and sisters but he goes on to highlight how he's only keeping his promise, trying to protect the women in his life. On the other hand, his wife (played by Radhika Apte) brings out the poignant condition of women in numerous villages when she says that they would prefer dying of illness rather than living in shame. When all seems impossible, a social worker (Sonam Kapoor) comes to his rescue and reinstates his faith by telling him that Padman is not meant to let himself down because of obstacles, but fly!
Finally for all those men who keep on belittling women with sentences like, "That time of the month?", "Are you PMSing?", "What's the big deal about it?", here's what Padman has to say, "Bloody men! Half hour man bleeding like woman, they straight dying (If a man bleeds like a woman for half an hour, he'll be dead)."
And these are but a few of the important things that the film aims to talk and create awareness about. Kudos to Akshay Kumar for bringing this inspiring story to the silver screens which not only opens up a dialogue about menstrual hygiene in the country but also aims at teaching a few things to the husbands as well as all the brothers out there.
Watch the Padman Trailer right here:
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Padman is slated to hit the theatres on January 26, 2018.
