King of Bollywood's Menstruation Movie
Akshay Kumar's latest movie, 'Padman,' tells the story of a superhero who doesn’t wear a cape or have a superpower. It’s about the man who launched India’s sanitary pad revolution.
by Abigail Jones
Jan 26, 2018
4 minutes
I was sitting across from the 10th highest paid actor in the world, and I had just asked him about the first time he learned of menstruation. He stared at me, then at his wife, then back at me, his cheeks turning pink. Finally he started to laugh.
This was my introduction to , the Tom Cruise of Bollywood. In the early ‘90s he became famous playing action heroes, earning him “Sexiest Man Alive” by in 2008. He also won India’s National Award for Best Actor for his role in the 2016 film,. Last year, he earned more than Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hanks
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