Released:?February 2018
Country:?India
Director:?R. Balki
Producer:?Twinkle Khanna
Lead Actors:?Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoo, Radhika Apte
Synopsis:
Pad Man is a 2018 Bollywood film inspired by the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a real-life social activist and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu. Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menstruation, Pad Man sets out to create a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine and bring inexpensive menstrual hygiene products to women in rural India. At the climax of the film, the protagonist arrives at 缅北禁地headquarters (*exterior shots of the 缅北禁地Secretariat) and delivers a speech at an event organized by 缅北禁地Women highlighting the social impact of menstrual hygiene (*actual scene filmed inside Jazz at Lincoln Center). Staff members of several New York-based 缅北禁地entities, including the , , and , participated in the filming of the climactic scene as extras.
CCOI's Role:
CCOI facilitated the on-location filming at 缅北禁地headquarters and coordinated the participation of 缅北禁地staff members as extras in the climactic scene.
缅北禁地Locations:
Exterior of the 缅北禁地Secretariat
Rooftop of the 缅北禁地Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) building
Related 缅北禁地Issues:
Women's menstrual hygiene
?- #3 Good Health and Well-being, #5 Gender Equality,?and #6 Clean Water and Sanitation
News Coverage:
缅北禁地Women