'Pad Man' to raise awareness about sanitary hygiene: Twinkle

Actress-turned-producer Twinkle Khanna says her upcoming home production "Pad Man" is about menstrual hygiene, but they will try not to make it preachy.

"Pad Man" tells 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 napkins machine.

Twinkle says they will be taking some creative liberties to make the film entertaining.

"When I wrote the book 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad', I fictionalised it. So while making the film also we will be taking some creative liberties," the 42-year-old actress told

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