Actor Shreyas Talpad Thanks Akshay Kumar For Opening Discussion On Sanitary Pads

Actor Shreyas Talpade, who was here to support a mission of providing 3,000 school girls with sanitary pads, thanked Bollywood star Akshay Kumar for opening up the discussion about menstrual hygiene through his film “Pad Man”.

Bharati Lavekar, an MLA here, on Monday announced her mission to provide sanitary pads to girls from 52 schools of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Shreyas was present at the event to support the effort which will be implemented through Lavekar’s ‘Tee Foundation Sanitary Pad Bank’.

“Thanks to films like ‘Pad Man’, today we are discussing this topic openly without any shame and embarrassment. Thanks to Akshay Kumar that we have that confidence in us because of the film and other initiatives taken around the country… I am very happy to be a part of it (this mission).