Toilet – Ek Prem Katha

Directed by Shree Narayan Singh, ‘Toilet – Ek Prem Katha’ is a social satire movie which highlights the importance of hygiene and sanitation for women in India. It stars Akshay Kumar, who is considered the busiest Bollywood actor, and Bhumi Pednekar in main roles.

It deals with tackling the menace of open defecation, the shift in mindsets and the social change which helps in transforming India. It is produced by Cape of Good Films, Friday Filmworks, and Abundantia Entertainment. 

Akshay Kumar essays the character of Keshav who gets married to his love interest Jaya and brings her home. Their happy married life comes to a standstill when Jaya realises that there is no proper toilet for defecation, except for doing it in the open. This upsets Jaya and she leaves the home, only to make Keshav and in turn, the village people realise the importance of sanitation. How Keshav manages to win Jaya’s trust back, forms the premise of the story.