The lead actors of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-awaited <em>Padmaavat</em> thanked Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar for shifting his film <em>Pad Man </em>to February 9. <em>Pad Man</em> is a biopic film inspired by the life of social activist Arunachalam Muruganantham who went on a mission to provide low-cast sanitary napkins machines to poor women in rural areas of India. With Kumar moving the date back a week, this allows for <em>Padmaavat </em>to release without competition. Actress Deepika Padukone who is playing the title role in the film, expressing her gratitude to Akshay, wrote on her Twitter: Shahid Kapoor, who also plays a key role, tweeted: Ranveer Singh also thanked Kumar by tweeting: The film features Padukone as Rani Padmavati along with Kapoor playing Maharawal Ratan Singh and Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji. On , alongside the director Bhansali, Akshay announced the reschedule release date of his film. Respecting his gesture, Bhansali said, "I will be grateful to Akshay for a lifetime." <em>Padmavaat is releasing on January 25 while Pad Man is released on February 9</em> _________________<br/> <strong>Read more:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/release-date-finally-set-for-bhansali-s-film-padmavat-1.693983">Release date finally set for Bhansali's film Padmavat</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/cast-of-padmavati-to-attend-asiavision-movie-awards-1.675359">Cast of Padmavati to attend Asiavision Movie Awards</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/former-royal-family-of-jaipur-threaten-to-oppose-padmavati-release-1.673949">Former royal family of Jaipur threaten to oppose 'Padmavati' release</a></strong> _________________