In a recent interview, actress Sonam Kapoor said her role in the recent 'Padman' was edited to keep the movie “short”. The angle of her character, Pari Walia, was criticised by many who asked whether a love triangle was necessary as it distracted from the message of the movie. “There was more to that relationship than what was shown. It was edited out to make the film shorter. At the end of the day, if we were able to say what we wanted to say, I think it's okay,” Kapoor said.
She said that because of her pivotal role in the story, not much could be done to avoid how it ended. “They couldn't remove the last bits so they did what they could to keep it short.” Sonam added that she does not care about her screen time. “You cannot be insecure about such things and constantly kill yourself over screen time. That'll make you suffer. You got to be confident about the value you bring to the film as well as be conscious of what the film is contributing to the society at large.”
Directed by R Balki, 'Padman' is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who revolutionised the concept of sanitary pad distribution in India by creating a low-cost machine.
