Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor are working together in a film titled PadMan. The film is said to be based on real life event. Sonam about the Akshay said, "This the second time I am working with Akshay and it was a completely different experience. I respect Akshay for doing relevant and content-driven films. As an actor, he is honest to his work and as a person, he is very disciplined." R Balki is directing PadMan, Sonam on working under him said, "I feel blessed to be working Balki sir. I am going to miss him after the shoot, he is a positive and crazy person. He doesn’t yell at anybody." Also Sonam is taking lessons to play Tabla for the film, "As Sonam plays a tabla player in Padman, she is making time to learn the nuances of playing the instrument. Even while travelling, she takes a music book along and finds time to practise on her own. Mukta also has a small role in the film and she plays a sarangi player and trains Sonam, too," stated the source. Also read: Sonam Kapoor's take on Censorship Sonam Kapoor gets candid about the chance to work with Hirani