Tagged By Akshay Kumar, "Padmaavat" Star Deepika Padukone Poses With Sanitary Pad In 'PadMan Challenge'

New Delhi: After Aamir Khan and Alia Bhatt, "Padmaavat" star Deepika Padukone became the latest celeb to join team PadMan's challenge. Deepika posed with a sanitary napkin in her hand and posted a video. PadMan star Akshay Kumar had tagged Deepika and on Saturday the actress posted her video, in which she seemed all excited about the 'PadMan challenge.' She wrote: "Yes, that's a Pad in my hand and there's nothing to be ashamed about...It's natural! Period." Deepika further tagged badminton champion and Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu to take the 'PadMan challenge.' Arunachalam Muruganantham, who is the subject of PadMan tagged the film's lead actor Akshay and producer Twinkle Khanna in the challenge, who in turn tagged three of their colleagues.

Here's Deepika Padukone, completing her 'PadMan challenge.'
 

 

Thank you for tagging me @akshaykumar ! Yes, that's a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about...It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad! Here I am challenging Badminton Champion & Olympic Medal Winner @pvsindhu1

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Feb 3, 2018 at 9:18am PST

Anil Kapoor also posted a video on Twitter with Rajkummar Rao and highlighted that if men will not be ashamed of buying sanitary pads, then world will be a happier place.

Here's how he completed his 'PadMan challenge.'
 

Thank you @arjunk26.@RajkummarRao & I are just out here hanging out in a chemist's shop holding a pad.

Yes, that's a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. @PadManTheFilm#PadManChallenge.
I challenge @Oprah@MadhuriDixit & @priyankachoprapic.twitter.com/5IPPyCozrU

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) February 4, 2018

Anil Kapoor tagged Madhuri Dixit and the actress too posted her photo with a sanitary napkin in her hand and completed the 'PadMan challenge.' Madhuri has further tagged Karisma Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Karan Johar for the challenge. Madhuri and Anil Kapoor will soon share the screen space in Total Dhamaal.
 

 

Thank you @anilskapoor Yes, that's a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. @PadManTheFilm #PadManChallenge. I challenge @karanjohar @ajaydevgn @therealkarismakapoor

A post shared by Madhuri Dixit (@madhuridixitnene) on Feb 4, 2018 at 2:10am PST

After Deepika, her "Padmaavat" co-star Aditi Rao Hydari posed with a sanitary napkin in her hand. PadMan's actress Sonam Kapoor shared Aditi's picture.
 

 

#repost @aditiraohydari Challenge accepted @radhikaofficial ... Here it is- A pad... Even princesses use it! Its natural! Period! #PadManChallenge... Here I'm challenging @rajkummar_rao @dianapenty and @faroutakhtar

A post shared by sonamkapoor (@sonamkapoor) on Feb 3, 2018 at 11:30am PST

Swara Bhasker, who recently made headlines for her open letter on "Padmaavat" also took the 'PadMan challenge.' Swara not only posed with a pad in her hand but also with her cat kulfi. Swara was tagged by Sonam Kapoor, who will also co-star her in upcoming film Veere Di Wedding.
 

 

Thank you for tagging me to this challenge @sonamkapoor Yes, that's my cat #Kulfi and me and a Pad in my hand.. u know.. Life as usual! There is nothing to be ashamed. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Here I am Challenging @therichachadha @konkona @iamhumaq #padman

A post shared by Swara Bhasker (@reallyswara) on Feb 3, 2018 at 6:51am PST

Challenging Varun Dhawan, Parineeti Chopra and Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor too completed his 'PadMan challenge' and posed with a sanitary napkin.
 

 

Thank you for tagging me @sonamkapoor Yes, that's a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad! Here I am challenging @varundvn @parineetichopra @anilskapoor

A post shared by Arjun Kapoor (@arjunkapoor) on Feb 3, 2018 at 3:49am PST

Dia Mirza also joined in.
 

 

Thank you @pragyavats for the #PadmanChallenge! "Yes that's a Pad in my hand & I don't feel weird. It's natural, Period!" Copy paste and Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad. Here I am Challenging @sahil_sangha @riteishd @alifazal9 #BooToTaboo #HeForShe #BiodegradableNapkin

A post shared by Dia Mirza (@diamirzaofficial) on Feb 3, 2018 at 6:51am PST

Here are some other celebrities completing their 'PadMan challenge.'
 

Just hanging around in the gym.. with a pad :) no biggie! Thank you @akshaykumar for the challenge.. I shall challenge my fellow gym-ers @YasminBodyImage@Sophie_Choudry & @impoornapatel#PadManChallengepic.twitter.com/xHLaSwt39Q

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) February 2, 2018

 

Thank you @mrsfunnybones
Yes, that's a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge. Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad. Here I am Challenging @SrBachchan , @iamsrk & @BeingSalmanKhanpic.twitter.com/lY7DEevDmD

— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) February 2, 2018

 

Yes, that's a Pad in my hand & there's nothing to be ashamed about. It's natural! Period. #PadManChallenge Copy, Paste this & Challenge your friends to take a photo with a Pad! Here I am Challenging @ayushmannk@kalkikanmani@aditiraohydaripic.twitter.com/Ugs6c4q8aV

— Radhika Apte (@radhika_apte) February 2, 2018

Posts from several other celebrities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan among others are pending.

PadMan, as mentioned above, chronicles the struggles of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented a low cost sanitary pad making machine. Mr Muruganantham took the initiative to provide better menstrual hygiene conditions for the women of his family and those who could not afford sanitary pads.

PadMan, directed by R Balki, is an adaptation of Twinkle's short story, titled Sanitary Man From A Sacred Land, which was published in her second bestseller The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad. PadMan also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor. The film was earlier scheduled to release along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat" but Akshay Kumar postponed the release to February on request from the director. PadMan will hit the screens on February 9.