comscore
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Entertainment at its best
Last Updated 28.03.2024 | 7:08 PM IST
  • LANGUAGE

  • FOLLOW US ON

  • FEEDBACK

BOLLYWOOD NEWS

Akshay Kumar starrer Pad Man banned in Pakistan; call it against their tradition and culture

en Bollywood News Akshay Kumar starrer Pad Man banned in Pakistan; call it against their tradition and culture

Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man opened worldwide on Friday with positive reviews from critics and the audience. The film is based on a real-life story of a social entrepreneur, Arunachalam Muruganantham, who took it up to himself to provide low-cost sanitary napkins to women from poor economic states across rural India. While Pad Man is receiving rave reviews, it did not get cleared in Pakistan.

Akshay Kumar starrer Pad Man banned in Pakistan; call it against their tradition and culture

Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man which talks about menstrual hygiene and the taboo subject of sanitary pads has been banned in Pakistan. They refused to clear the film as it went against their culture and traditions. “We can’t allow our film distributors to import films which are against our traditions and culture.” The country’s Federal Censor Board member Ishaq Ahmed said in an official statement.

Just this morning, the news broke that Pad Man had landed in legal trouble over plagiarism. A young writer named Ripu Daman Jaiswal reportedly filed a complaint against Akshay Kumar and Pad Man makers claiming they ripped off his script.

Meanwhile, Pad Man, directed by R Balki and produced by Twinkle Khanna, also stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte. It released on February 9, 2018.

Also Read: Pad Man: FIR filed against Akshay Kumar for plagiarism

More Pages: Pad Man Box Office Collection , Pad Man Movie Review


BOLLYWOOD NEWS - LIVE UPDATES

Catch us for latest Bollywood News, New Bollywood Movies update, Box office collection, New Movies Release , Bollywood News Hindi, Entertainment News, Bollywood Live News Today & Upcoming Movies 2024 and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.

Rate this article
Make favorite
Copyright © 2024 Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Forgot Password
Please provide your registered email address or username
  • OR
Write A Review
  • Click to rate on scale of 1-5
  • 5000 characters remaining

New notification