“Need to sensitise young boys about menstruation,” Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar ha said that young boys need to be educated about menstruation so that they become more sensitive about the “natural biological process”.

The 50-year-old actor said boys and men need to be made aware so that the stigma surrounding periods is eliminated. “We need to teach young boys to behave first. The way they behave is also the reason why girls drop out from schools,” Akshay said.

The actor was the chief guest at Niine Movement’s “Menstrual Awareness Conclave” to mark International Menstrual Hygiene Day. During the event the actor felicitated nine people for spreading awareness on menstrual hygiene across India.

The actor added, “No one wants to watch a boring documentary. People want to see a story with hero and heroine and the songs in an interesting way. Commercial cinema can make a huge difference.”   Akshay said all district collectors in the country are planning to arrange screening of ‘Pad Man’ across India. “It’s going on for ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, the same will happen with ‘Pad Man’,” he added.