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R Balki on why he made ‘PadMan’

R Balki is known for his heart-touching films but with ‘PadMan’ it wasn’t something he’d wanted to do as such.

The director revealed it was too much of an interesting subject to not take up. Talking to PTI, he revealed, “I never wanted to do a biopic. I wanted to do my own fictional stories but this subject was great. This guy’s life is fascinating. Where will you get to do a mass mainstream film on a subject like sanitary pads? I felt it was a fantastic opportunity, that’s why I took it up”.

He also went on to add, “We wrote it for Akshay, he is a star but you have to write things keeping in mind the character as well. We had to make sure the sensitive issue should not be lost (in making it entertaining)”.

The film stars Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor.