Radhika entered the industry with a small role in the 2005 release “Vaah Life Ho Toh Aisi”, and is known for films like Shor in the City, Kabali, Phobia, Badlapur, Manjhi - The Mountain Man and short film Ahalya.

Filmmaker R. Balki picked the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham an sanitary napkin producing entrepreneur from tamilnadu to narrate through his upcoming film Padman, with actors Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika in the lead roles.

Starting with the poster in the shape of a sanitary napkin, Radhika feels the film will help overcome the hesitation which surrounds a natural process that a woman goes through every month.

Despite the critical acclaim coming her way aplenty, Radhika has often been in news for being "bold" in her films -- be it an intimate scene with co-star Adil Hussain in Parched being leaked online, or a clip of a semi-nude Radhika from an Anurag Kashyap-directed short film making its way on to the web.

Yes, there is a whole thing of generations of being awkward about things, but if you start taking a decision like 'Okay, I am not going to feel like that', it will make a difference," she said."I think our country is very ashamed of sexuality, physicality, or human body. Anything to do with human body or sexuality is a problem here," Radhika told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

Actress Radhika Apte, who has often been under the scanner for her "bold" approach in her films, says anything remotely associated with human body can turn out to be a problem in India -- a country that is "very ashamed of sexuality and physicality". Sex and sexuality are not the only veiled topics of discussion in the country. Menstruation also finds a spot on the list, and Radhika is happy that the topic is being handled in a "big way" in her upcoming Bollywood film Padman -- which tells a true story of a man's journey to make affordable sanitary napkins.

The actress said a natural process like menstruation should be spoken about. "It should not feel awkward touching the pad in front of people. These are small things with which people have issues," she said.