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.

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Earlier, Akshay took to Twitter to announce the film. However, the release date has not yet been declared.

Sonam announced the new on her Instagram account by sharing the poster of the R Balki-directed movie. Sonam captioned the image, "Thrilled to be a part of this prestigious project. #Rbalki @akshaykumar @missfunnybones @radhikaofficial #padman"

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‘Padman’ will be produced by Akki's better half Twinkle Khanna, making it her maiden production venture.