Akshay Kumar- Radhika Apte- Sonam Kapoor starrer PadMan is receiving appreciation from the fans. Of course, it is appreciative that a superstar like Akki chose to throw light on the subject that is widely still considered as a taboo in the country. The PadMan challenge created ripples on the internet and the celebs made sure to participate into it and promote the film. Now, after all this, the film finally hit the screen and is doing moderately well at the box- office. On Day 3, the R Balki film has garnered Rs 16.11 crores, taking the total collection to Rs 40.05 crores.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, " #PadMan showed GOOD TRENDING over the weekend... Starting on ordinary levels, the momentum over the weekend helped put up a credible total... Word of mouth is strong... Weekdays are crucial... Fri 10.26 cr, Sat 13.68 cr, Sun 16.11 cr. Total: ₹ 40.05 cr. India biz."

While all this is happening, a new controversy hit the film. Writer Ripu Daman Jaiswal alleged that the makers copied straight away 11 scenes from the script that he penned down. However, Balki dismissed the allegations saying, " My film is an official biography of Muruganantham. Is he accusing Muruganantham of leading a life that has been copied from his writing? That's so silly."

This is not the only controversy that was faced by the movie. Earlier, comedienne Mallika Dua too slammed the film's promotional strategy where the celebs posed holding a sanitary pads. Twitterati also got a bit skeptical about this strategy and suggested the makers to distribute free napkins instead of just posing and wasting the product. All said and done, the movie has hit the screens and doing pretty well. Have you watched the flick? Post your own review in the comments section below.

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