Sonam Kapoor to begin shooting for Padman

Actress Sonam Kapoor is headed to Indore to shoot for R Balki's film Padman, reports Mumbai Mirror. The film also features Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte in lead roles.

Earlier, reports suggested that the 31-year-old actress will be portraying the role of a journalist in the film. However, filmmaker R Balki has refuted the rumours, according to Mumbai Mirror. 

Padman is based on Arunachalam Muruganantham, the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine in India. The shoot for the film began on March 14 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Actress turned author Twinkle Khanna will be making her debut as a producer with this film. The film is being shot at real locations, including ghats, forts and palaces.