Pad Man

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Pad Man

PG-13

2018

2h 20m

Drama

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Lakshmi is a newly married welder who causes a stir in his East Indian village when he tries to revolutionize the manufacturing of sanitary napkins for women.

Namrata Joshi

The Hindu

Sep 7, 2018

Pad Man is an example of how good causes may not always make great cinema.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Sep 7, 2018

2/5

PadMan left me conflicted because I kept struggling to find the film buried under the heavy-handed messaging, especially in the repetitive first half.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Sep 7, 2018

3/5

A well-meaning picture that tackles taboo issues.

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Poulomi Das

Qrius

Jul 17, 2019

The film has the emotional heft of sandpaper.

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Rahul Desai

Film Companion

Sep 13, 2018

It's easy to dismiss Pad Man for the same reasons as Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. Both are glorified PSAs with a superstar making a profit out of playing the savior of womanhood...

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Sukanya Verma

Rediff.com

Sep 7, 2018

2.5/5

What PadMan is aiming for is admirable and a genuine concern, but it isn't always above the missteps common to most films of the meaningful genre...PadMan has its premise in place. Now if only it had some wings.

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Adi 1

@RT60124128 Feb 9, 2024

Padman is a film which takes the risk of presenting a taboo subject and does it effortlessly. You connect with the lead character throughout the film. Akshay delivers a power packed performance. Now, I think that the one-sided love track between Sonam Kapoor and Akshay could have been avoided but besides that a truly great film.

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Alexandra H

@RT99463632 May 1, 2022

What a great movie! It's a Bollywood movie, complete with song & synchronized dancing, that celebrates the true story of the inventor of a cheap sanitary napkin in India. I really enjoyed it and appreciated it even more when I realized that it's an (essentially) true story. The real "Pad Man," when interviewed, relayed some how the core events of the story actually happened to him. What a movie!

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Jun 23, 2021

Okay America, why did India beat us to the movie about menstruation? Why do they get the male lead who is sensitive to womens periods while everyone tries to shush him like, "We don't talk about this blood, Lakshmikant!". "Pad Man" is worth watching on concept alone.

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Nov 26, 2020

Really interesting story

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Aug 19, 2020

Great, great, great fell good story. It has a couple of scenes I dont think are filmed well but it is very enjoyable.

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Jul 13, 2020

Great, factual, life changing story.

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Synopsis

Lakshmi is a newly married welder who causes a stir in his East Indian village when he tries to revolutionize the manufacturing of sanitary napkins for women.

Director: R. Balki
Producer: Twinkle Khanna
Screenwriter: R. Balki, Swanand Kirkire
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Production Co: Mrs Funnybones Movies, Columbia Pictures, KriArj Entertainment, Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 9, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.7M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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