Twinkle Khanna’s debut production venture, ‘Padman’, attracted interest owing to its unconventional storyline. The film managed to make headlines courtesy its stellar cast. The film has already gone on floors, and while Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte’s role in the film were known, there was a certain mystery around Sonam Kapoor’s character in the film.
However, a recent report in a leading daily suggests that the actress will be seen playing a tabla player in the film. Sonam will soon join the cast who is currently shooting in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh. Sonam is currently prepping for her role of a tabla player and is taking tabla lessons from percussionist Mukta Madan Raste. Sonam has been learning tabla for over two months now.
Confirming the same, Mukta said, “Sonam has been learning how to play the tabla from me.” A source close to the leading daily further added onto it, and said, “Sonam plays a tabla player in Padman, she is making time to learn the nuances of playing the instrument. Even while travelling, she takes a music book along and finds time to practise on her own. Mukta also has a small role in the film and she plays a sarangi player and trains Sonam, too.”
“It is noteworthy that she is learning an instrument for a film when she does not really need to. In any case, it takes anyone years to properly learn the instrument,” continues the source.
‘Padman’ is a story inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham. The man is famous across rural India as he took upon himself to manufacture and make available low-cost sanitary napkins to women who lived in poor conditions.
Credits: The DNA
