After bringing about a revolution and getting people talking about menstrual hygiene on social media, R Balki's Pad Man is ready to achieve another milestone.

Apart from releasing in 50 countries, the film, starring Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor will become Bollywood's first film that will release in Russia, Ivory Coast and Iraq.

The elated producer Twinkle Khanna took to Twitter to announce this. "I once told my Pad Man that I will take him places... Well, not only will Pad Man release in 50 countries all over the world but It is Bollywood's first film that will be releasing day and date in Russia, Ivory Coast and even Iraq," Twinkle tweeted.

Pad Man is releasing on February 9. It is based on the story of real life hero Arunachalam Muruganantham and addresses the issue of menstrual hygiene. Arunachalam had invented a machine to produce low-cost sanitary napkins, after seeing the plight of his wife. Radhika Apte plays the role of the protagonist's wife in the film.

The release date of Padman was earlier scheduled to release on January 25. It's release was postponed after Sanjay Leela Bhansali requested Akshay Kumar to do so in order to allow a smooth release for his film Padmaavat, which had seen trouble since its days of shooting.