Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte join Akshay Kumar in 'Padman'

MUMBAI: Actresses Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte are set to star alongside Akshay Kumar in ' Padman', a biopic on social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham who invented the first low-cost sanitary napkins in India.

Sonam, 31, announced the new on social media by sharing the poster of the R Balki-directed movie.

"Thrilled to be a part of this prestigious project. #Rbalki @akshaykumar @missfunnybones @radhikaofficial #padman," Sonam captioned the film's poster.

 

Thrilled to be a part of this prestigious project. #rbalki @akshaykumar @missfunnybones @radhikaofficial #padman

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Jan 10, 2017 at 3:49am PST

This is the second time Sonam is teaming with Akshay, they have previously worked in 2011 film 'Thank You'.

Akshay's wife and actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna will produce the film under her new banner Mrs Funnybones Movies.