Pad Man

2018 2h 20m HI

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 250

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akshay Kumar
Lakshmikant Chauhan
Radhika Apte
Gayatri Chauhan
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Pari Walia
Jyoti Subhash
Subhadra Chauhan
Mrinmayee Godbole
Sonali Chauhan
Soumya Vyas
Aabha Chauhan
Riva Bubber
Asha Varma
Urmila Mahanta
Savitri Modi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: R. Balki
Writers: R. Balki, Swanand Kirkire
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India, United States of America, Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: India, United States of America, Hong Kong.

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ERA

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Directed by R. Balki, shot by P. C. Sreeram. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Amit Trivedi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chandan Arora shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7218518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

R. Balki directs. P. C. Sreeram behind the camera. Amit Trivedi scores. Chandan Arora cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India, United States of America, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: India, United States of America, Hong Kong.
3Directed by R. Balki, shot by P. C. Sreeram. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Amit Trivedi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chandan Arora shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7218518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "superhero", "village", "invention", "biography".