Tag: Akshay Kumar

Inspired by Akshay Kumar’s movie Padman, Chandigarh based teenagers Jaanvi Singh and Laavanya Jain have started a hygiene campaign ‘spot free’. They visit the nearby slums to create awareness of personal hygiene and bought sanitary napkins and distribute among the women. Later they have decided to make the pads themselves, as they could not afford the costs. “After watching Padman, we thought we should buy pads & distribute it to women who can’t afford it. But the cost was too much and that’s why we decided to make them ourselves. Each pad made by us costs Rs 2. Now we ... Read more

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar funded mobile toilets near Juhu Beach, following a tweet from wife Twinkle Khanna about a man defecating on the Versova beach. The toilets are worth 10 lakhs and are built in association with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). “We welcomed his initiative and installed the toilet near the Juhu beach. The actor bore all the expenses, Rs 10 lakh, for setting up the portable toilet,” said  Prashant Gaikwad, Assistant municipal commissioner. Meanwhile, Twinkle has tweeted the issue, while witnessing locals defecating in the open, during her morning walks. “Good morning and I guess here is the first scene of Toilet Ek ... Read more