Akshay Kumar is awaiting the release of his highly talked about film 'Padman'. In the film, he played Arunachalam, who first started manufacturing sanitary pads in India. Akshay Kumar said during an event heeld in fact, anyone on sanitary pads GST or any kind of tax should not be imposed. "Why just cut down on GST? I think women should have free access to sanitary napkins. This is their basic necessity. It is about menstrual hygiene and not luxury."