Twinkle Khanna on PadMan vs Padmaavat clash: It's not pleasant and will impact both

Mumbai: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmaavat' has been riddled with many controversies and has finally settled on the release date of January 25, 2018. Audiences are excited to know about the official release date of Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor starrer magnum opus. However, the date was already taken by R. Balki's 'PadMan' earlier.

While talking to a leading daily, 'PadMan' producer Twinkle Khanna expressed her opinion about the clash, she said, "It’s not pleasant for both [the parties] and will impact both. But they have also been through enough of their own hurdles. But I wish they would have come a week earlier or a week after us preferably. I am sure Mr [Sanjay Leela] Bhansali has made a wonderful movie but we are very confident of our content. So, I am not apprehensive, and we are not going to move or anything because we are very happy with what [date] we have. (laughs)."

Twinkle also spoke about her husband Akshay Kumar, who's playing a lead role in 'PadMan', she said, "He has been making relevant choices. He has also been undergoing a personal evolution. What I find remarkable, as somebody who has been with him for almost 18 years now, is that he isn’t afraid to take leaps and change with times and grow. Even his thought process vis-à-vis what he would think 10 years ago and now, is evolving. That’s [how] all of us [are] at this age."

R. Balki's 'PadMan' is a social drama based on Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented of low-cost sanitary napkins for women in rural area. The film also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor.