Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man challenge gains momentum, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Aamir Khan post pics with a pad! : Bollywood News

Akshay Kumar is coming up with his next outing, Pad Man, produced by wifey Twinkle Khanna and director by R. Balki starring Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles. Now, the film deals with a very pertinent topic: menstrual hygiene in rural areas. The script of the movie is based on a real life story of Arunachalam Muruganantham who is a feminist idol we desperately need as he single handedly started a revolution, making affordable sanitary napkins available in rural South India.

Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man challenge gains momentum, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Aamir Khan post pics with a pad!

For promoting this unconventional movie, Akshay Kumar and the team started a social media challenge involving all the A-listers of the industry, enlisting them in the noble cause. The challenge involved them posing with a sanitary napkin, thus promoting awareness around menstruation. Anil Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Rajkummar Rao, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt jumped on this bandwagon….Take a look.

Anil Kapoor & Rajkummar Rao

#PadManChallenge with the most wonderful @anilskapoor sir. @akshaykumar @sonamkapoor @radhikaofficial. It’s natural. Period
A post shared by Raj Kummar Rao (@rajkummar_rao) on Feb 3, 2018 at 10:06pm PST

Arjun Kapoor

Thank you for tagging me @sonamkapoor Yes, that’s a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad! Here I am challenging @varundvn @parineetichopra @anilskapoor
A post shared by Arjun Kapoor (@arjunkapoor) on Feb 3, 2018 at 3:49am PST

Twinkle Khanna

Thank you for tagging me #ArunachalamMuruganantham Yes, that’s a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad!
A post shared by Twinkle Khanna (@twinklerkhanna) on Feb 2, 2018 at 1:59am PST

Sonam Kapoor

Thank you @murugaofficial for the #PadManChallenge ! Yes that’s a Pad in my hand & I don’t feel weird. It's natural, Period!
Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad!
Here I am Challenging @ReallySwara @Asli_Jacqueline @arjunk26 pic.twitter.com/nk9d7dTu61
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) February 3, 2018

Alia Bhatt

Just hanging around in the gym.. with a pad :) no biggie! Thank you @akshaykumar for the challenge.. I shall challenge my fellow gym-ers @YasminBodyImage @Sophie_Choudry & @impoornapatel #PadManChallenge pic.twitter.com/xHLaSwt39Q
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) February 2, 2018

Swara Bhaskar

Thank you for tagging me to this challenge @sonamakapoor
Yes, that’s my cat #Kulfi and me and a Pad in my hand.. u know Life as usual! There is nothing to be ashamed. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge
Here I am Challenging @RichaChadha @humasqureshi @SethShruti @konkonas pic.twitter.com/EO29stwt53
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) February 3, 2018

Mouni Roy

Yes, thats a pad in my hand & thats not something to be ashamed about.Thank you for the challenge @akshaykumar sir my bestest wishes @twinklerkhanna @sonamkapoor @radhikaofficial . I further challenge @iamsanjeeda & @aashkagoradia to accept & carry forward the #PadmanChallenge xx pic.twitter.com/75O4xRVv96
— Mouni Roy (@Roymouni) February 4, 2018

Shabana Azmi

pic.twitter.com/SWMpb2PXPx
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) February 3, 2018

Aamir Khan

Thank you @mrsfunnybones
Yes, that’s a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge. Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad. Here I am Challenging @SrBachchan , @iamsrk & @BeingSalmanKhan pic.twitter.com/lY7DEevDmD
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) February 2, 2018

Deepika Padukone

Thank you for tagging me @akshaykumar ! Yes, that’s a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about...It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad! Here I am challenging Badminton Champion & Olympic Medal Winner @pvsindhu1 ????????
A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Feb 3, 2018 at 9:18am PST

Radhika Apte

Yes, that’s a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. ‬ ‪#PadManChallenge‬ ‪Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad!‬ Here I am Challenging @ayushmannk @kalkikanmani @aditiraohydari
A post shared by Radhika (@radhikaofficial) on Feb 2, 2018 at 6:43am PST

Madhuri Dixit

Thank you @anilskapoor Yes, that’s a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. @PadManTheFilm #PadManChallenge. I challenge @karanjohar @ajaydevgn @therealkarismakapoor
A post shared by Madhuri Dixit (@madhuridixitnene) on Feb 4, 2018 at 2:10am PST

Dia Mirza

Thank you @pragyavats for the #PadmanChallenge! “Yes that’s a Pad in my hand & I don’t feel weird. It's natural, Period!”
Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad.
Here I am Challenging @sahil_sangha @Ritieshd @alifazal9 #BooToTaboo #HeForShe #BiodegradableNapkin pic.twitter.com/npMLg83jdh
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) February 3, 2018

Aditi Rao Hydari

Challenge accepted @radhika_apte...
Here it is- A pad... Even princesses use it! ???? Its natural! Period! #PadManChallenge...
Here I’m challenging @RajkummarRao @DianaPenty and @FarOutAkhtar... pic.twitter.com/Gl8fVFieSX
— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) February 3, 2018

Huma Qureshi

Yes, that’s me and a Pad in my hand.. u know Life as usual! There is nothing to be ashamed. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge
Here I am Challenging @Saqibsaleem @theathiyashetty @itsSSR @HarshKapoor_ All the best @akshaykumar @sonamakapoor @mrsfunnybones @radhika_apte pic.twitter.com/Z3mthbOkP7
— Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) February 4, 2018

Ayushmann Khurrana

I accept this challenge @radhika_apte. And now I nominate @psbhumi @sanyamalhotra07 and @RajkummarRao for the #PadManChallenge ✌️Go for it guys! pic.twitter.com/RWinMmB9uh
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) February 3, 2018

Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma

Me and @AnushkaSharma just holding a pad no big deal. Best of luck @akshaykumar @sonamakapoor @radhika_apte for #PaDman. Nominating @karanjohar #katrina @iTIGERSHROFF . It was discussed and these are both our nominations!!! pic.twitter.com/A8pTM67zrT
— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) February 5, 2018

In addition to this, Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Tiger Shroff jumped on the bandwagon. Check out their pics below.

#Repost @katrinakaif ・・・ Thank u for tagging me @varundvn @anushkasharma . Yes, that's a pad in my hand & there’s nothing to be ashamed about ... it’s natural! Period . Best of luck to @akshaykumar @sonamkapoor @radhikaofficial for the film #padman ????✨???? here I am tagging @aliabbaszafar @anaitashroffadajania @s1dofficial ????
A post shared by sonamkapoor (@sonamkapoor) on Feb 7, 2018 at 12:07am PST

#Repost @tigerjackieshroff ・・・ Challenge accepted @varundvn @anushkasharma ???? YES, that’s a Pad in my hand and there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! #Period. P.S congratulations @akshaykumar sir @sonamkapoor @radhikaofficial, looking forward seeing your superheroic performance this friday! I further nominate @shraddhakapoor @khan_ahmedasas @remodsouza @sabbir24x7 and everyone out there seeing this post to take up the #PadManChallenge. Copy, Paste this and Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad!
A post shared by sonamkapoor (@sonamkapoor) on Feb 8, 2018 at 11:16pm PST

#Repost @parineetichopra ・・・ Challenge accepted @arjunkapoor and @masabagupta !! Yes that’s a pad in my hand and there is nothing to be ashamed about!!! Its natural. Period. ALL THE BEST YOU GUYS #PADMAN !! @sonamkapoor @akshaykumar @twinklerkhanna
A post shared by sonamkapoor (@sonamkapoor) on Feb 9, 2018 at 2:53am PST

10% of girls in India think menstruation is a disease.. 14% suffer from menstrual infections... all the best team #padman @akshaykumar @sonamkapoor R Balki this is an amazing initiative!! I nominate all those girls who want to make a difference in this world!! Promote the pad!!!
A post shared by Jacqueline Fernandez (@jacquelinef143) on Feb 9, 2018 at 2:57am PST