On Wednesday superstar Akshay Kumar shared the new stills of 'Padman' featuring Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte.

Akshay took to Twitter and shared a picture of himself along with Radhika Apte and posted, "The REASON he became #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @radhika_apte @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki".

The REASON he became #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @radhika_apte @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki pic.twitter.com/a1TB69KE6m

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 15, 2017

In another picture, Akshay can be seen with Sonam Kapoor riding on a bullock cart. Akshay captioned the post as, "The STRENGTH behind #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @sonamakapoor @PadManTheFilm @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki".

The STRENGTH behind #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @sonamakapoor @PadManTheFilm @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki pic.twitter.com/iE8jaS6LRQ

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 15, 2017

'Padman' is based on the real-life story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist who revolutionized the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkins machine. The film stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role along with Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte. The film is written and directed by R.Balki. The film is slated to release on 26th January 2018.