Writer-producer Twinkle Khanna, who launched her production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies last year and debuted with her husband Akshay Kumar's Pad Man, said a number of people dissuaded her from making a movie about pads. 

A day after Pad Man bagged the National Award for Best Film on Social Issue, Twinkle on Instagram, wrote, "A journey that started five years ago with columns about menstruation, then writing about Arunachalam Muruganantham in my second book and finally 'Pad Man'. A number of people dissuaded me from making a movie about pads and today Mrs. Funnybones Movies' first production wins the National Award. Sometimes you start with good intentions and good luck follows. Period." 

 

 

 

 

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A journey that started five years ago with columns about menstruation, then writing about @murugaofficial in my second book and finally Pad Man. A number of people dissuaded me from making a movie about pads and today Mrs Funnybones Movies’ first production wins the National Award:) Sometimes you start with good intentions and good luck follows.Period. #PadMan #NationalAward #TheWorkGoesOn

A post shared by Twinkle Khanna (@twinklerkhanna) on Aug 10, 2019 at 12:31am PDT

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Pad Man is inspired by the life of Muruganantham, a social activist from Tamil Nadu who introduced low-cost sanitary pads.

(Source: Instagram)