‘Pad Man’ declared tax free in Rajasthan

Updated:7 years, 8 months ago

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Rajasthan’s Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje declared Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Pad Man’ tax free in the state. The film had marked Akshay Kumar’s first release in 2018, and according to Director R Balki, India was the first country in the world to make a film on menstruation. ‘Pad Man’ is based on the various troubles women in rural areas face during menstruation. The movie is based on the real-life story of Tamil Nadu based social activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who revolutionised the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkin making machine.