Abhishek Saxena saying Phullu' is different from 'Padman'

Mumbai, June 7: The "Phullu" story that made a fairly healthy taste for economically poor women has a similarity with Akshay Kumar's next film "Padman". But director Abhishek Saxena is different from his movie, except for the elemental sanctioned pads. Asked about the similarity in the theme, Saxena told here: "As far as I know, the story of 'Padman' is about how successfully a man made cheap sanitary napkins that benefited many women. On the other hand, our story aims to create awareness about hygiene and use of sanitary napkins in the rural area, where people do not know the existence of pads... So, 'Phullu' is different from 'Padman'."

The film "Padman" is based on a story titled "The Sanitary Man from The Secret Land". It's the real life success story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who innovated India's first cheapest sanitary napkin machine. The story was penned by Twinkle Khanna, who is now producing "Padman".

"The thought behind making the film 'Padman' is to share the inspirational and successful story of Muruganantham, and I think this is the time we have to get rid of the social taboo regarding menstruation."

According to Saxena, his "Phullu" is a fictional story based on fictional stories, even from real life circumstances. "We aim to create awareness about the use of the sanitary napkins, we even have conversations with doctors who are explaining the hygienic importance of choosing sanitary napkin over cloth. So, next to placing the element of sanitary napkin, these two stories are different." The film "Phullu" will release on June 16.