
Sonam Kapoor recently got her first National Award (Courtesy: sonamkapoor)
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"I hope R Balki picks me in all his films now," says Sonam
Radhika Apte also co-stars with Akshay and Sonam in Padman
Padman is based on the life of a Tamil Nadu-based entrepreneur
Akshay, 49, began shooting for Padman in March while Sonam, 31, joined the cast later. "R Balki is a fantastic filmmaker and a positive human being. He always wants to say something with his films, and I think when somebody has that intention that film will definitely do well," she told IANS.
Ahead of the shooting, the Airlift actor tweeted a picture with wife, author Twinkle Khanna from the sets of the film. Twinkle is the producer of the film.
Embarking on a new journey, this time with the Mrs. First day of @mrsfunnybones' #Padman directed by R. Balki,need ur love & luck as always pic.twitter.com/bdd3ZwF9bT
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 14, 2017
Last week, Sonam got her first National Award (Special Mention) for Neerja, in which she played the role of flight stewardess Neerja Bhanot, who was killed while trying to rescue passengers in a hijacked flight. Neerja also won a National Award for Best Hindi Film. Meanwhile Akshay received the Best Actor prize for his performance in Rustom.
Padman is Sonam and Akshay's second film together. They last co-starred in the 2011 film Thank You.
Padman's release date hasn't been announced as of yet.
(With IANS inputs)