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Pad Man

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Namrata Joshi The Hindu 09/07/2018
Pad Man is an example of how good causes may not always make great cinema. Go to Full Review
Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 09/07/2018
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. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 09/07/2018
3/5
A well-meaning picture that tackles taboo issues. Go to Full Review
Poulomi Das Qrius 07/17/2019
The film has the emotional heft of sandpaper. Go to Full Review
Rahul Desai Film Companion 09/13/2018
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... Go to Full Review
Sukanya Verma Rediff.com 09/07/2018
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. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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09/25/2024 watch full amazing movie online on https://glamcinema.com/ See more Adi 1 02/09/2024 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. See more Alexandra H 05/01/2022 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! See more 06/23/2021 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. See more 11/26/2020 Really interesting story See more 08/19/2020 Great, great, great fell good story. It has a couple of scenes I dont think are filmed well but it is very enjoyable. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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)