Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
	Theatrical release posters
Directed by	Shree Narayan Singh
Written by	Siddharth Singh
Produced by	Viacom18 Motion Pictures; Aruna Bhatia; Shital Bhatia; Prerna Arora; Arjun N. Kapoor; Neeraj Pandey;
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Bhumi Pednekar;
Cinematography	Anshuman Mahaley
Edited by	Shree Narayan Singh
Music by	Vickey Prasad; Manas-Shikhar; Sachet–Parampara;
Production; companies	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures; KriArj Entertainment; Plan C Studios; Cape of Good Films;
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures (India); Reliance Entertainment through 20th Century Studios and Paramount Pictures (Overseas)
Release date	11 August 2017 (India);
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹75 crore
Box office	est. ₹310 crore

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (transl. Toilet: A Love Story) or simply Toilet, is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film^[4] directed by Shree Narayan Singh.^[5]^[6] Co-produced by Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey,^[7] the film stars Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar,^[8] with campaigns to improve sanitation conditions in India, with an emphasis on the eradication of open defecation, especially in rural areas.^[6]

The film highlights India's toilet problem, which is caused by its cultural and religious sentiments. In Indian rural areas, people still do not have this basic necessity, which frustrates women and which further leads to sexual harassment. It was reported that it 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.^[9]^[10]

The film released on 11 August, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from the 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, including Best Film, Best Director for Narayan Singh and Best Actor for Akshay Kumar.

^ "TOILET: EK PREM KATHA (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ Express Web Desk (30 July 2017). "Akshay Kumar on poor success rate of Bollywood films: In South, they don't spend more than £2 on publicity". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference firstpost2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ IBTimes (17 August 2017). "Toilet-Ek Prem Katha success: Haryana Government directs village heads to watch Akshay Kumar's film". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ ANI (19 September 2017). "Uttar Pradesh becomes the new flavour of Bollywood in 2017". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Akshay Kumar's 'Toilet ' Ek Prem Katha' is a social satire". The Times of India. TNN. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ BOC India Team (31 March 2017). "Toilet Ek Prem Katha Cast & Crew". BoxOfficeCollection.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ "Akshay Kumar: 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' not a propaganda film". The Times of India. PTI. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference firstpost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Madhya Pradesh woman awarded for leading 'toilet revolution'". NDTV. Agence France Presse. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[1] "TOILET: EK PREM KATHA (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[IE_Toilet_Budget-2] Express Web Desk (30 July 2017). "Akshay Kumar on poor success rate of Bollywood films: In South, they don't spend more than £2 on publicity". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

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[4] IBTimes (17 August 2017). "Toilet-Ek Prem Katha success: Haryana Government directs village heads to watch Akshay Kumar's film". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[5] ANI (19 September 2017). "Uttar Pradesh becomes the new flavour of Bollywood in 2017". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[socialSatire-6] "Akshay Kumar's 'Toilet ' Ek Prem Katha' is a social satire". The Times of India. TNN. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[7] BOC India Team (31 March 2017). "Toilet Ek Prem Katha Cast & Crew". BoxOfficeCollection.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[8] "Akshay Kumar: 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' not a propaganda film". The Times of India. PTI. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[firstpost-9] Cite error: The named reference firstpost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[10] "Madhya Pradesh woman awarded for leading 'toilet revolution'". NDTV. Agence France Presse. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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