Toilet - Ek Prem Katha (2017)

Original title

टॉयलेट: एक प्रेम कथा

Directed by

Shree Narayan Singh

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 35m

Rated

16

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 221 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in rural India tries to win back his wife who left him because their home had no toilet. He starts a campaign to build toilets in the village to change minds and bring her home.

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What happens

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (transl. Toilet: A Love Story) or simply Toilet, is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Shree Narayan Singh. Co-produced by Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey, the film stars Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar, with campaigns to improve sanitation conditions in India, with an emphasis on the eradication of open defecation, which is still a problem, especially in rural areas. It was reported that the movie is based on the true story of Anita Narre from Madhya Pradesh, who refused to go back to her husband Shivram's home because it had no toilet. In fact, after the ending of the film, a photograph of Narre couple is shown with Bhumi Pednekar, and this fact is mentioned as a subtitle. In the beginning of the film too, it is narrated that the film is inspired by a true incident, although the name of real characters comes only towards the end. The film released on 11 August 2017. It received mixed reviews from critics for the scripting and performances of lead actors. It was a commercial success domestically as well as overseas, particularly in China. It became Kumar's highest-grossing film of all time and the fourth highest grossing Indian film of the year grossing ₹311.02 crore worldwide. The film received three nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards: Best Film, Best Director for Narayan Singh and Best Actor for Akshay Kumar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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