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Just back from his family vacation at Cape Town, Akshay Kumar soon headed for the holy city of Mathura to kick-start the shooting of his next, Toilet – Ek Prem Katha. What happened there was something that he wouldn’t imagine, as it was nothing short of a divine intervention.
“Akshay checked into his hotel and the moment he came out in the lobby, a couple of strangers approached him. While they chanted ‘Hare Krishna Hare Rama’, they also handed him over a copy of Bhagwad Gita. Apparently, these strangers were of foreign origin and weren’t aware of Akshay’s profession and his stardom,” informs our source.
For Akshay, this was just the kind of start that he would have liked on the first day of the film’s shoot.
“A Bollywood film is incomplete without a ‘muhurat’ and to be handed over a religious book is as auspicious as it gets,” the source adds, “Akshay was of course overwhelmed by the gesture and instantly tweeted about this as well.”
Toilet – Ek Prem Katha is a love story with the backdrop of open defecation menace in India.
“That’s correct,” says Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment, “We are taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan. Also, unlike most of the Bollywood films where locations are recreated, we are actually shooting it in live locations. Mathura is a kick-start for us.”
Given the kind of speed with which Akshay Kumar shoots his films, it won’t be surprising if he wraps up Toilet – Ek Prem Katha in 2016 as well!
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MAMMOOTTY AKKI VIJAY PRABHAS YASH
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The film’s plot revolves around the issue of open defecation and attitudes surrounding the practice. It might be an opportune time to draw attention to the movie, as the world gets ready to celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19. The highest number of people in the world who defecate in the open live in India, where the rate of open defecation is almost 30%.
The film, which is the directorial debut of Shree Narayan Singh, is being described as an unconventional love story and social satire. “We are taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan,” Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment, one of the producers of the film, is quoted saying in a Times of Indiapiece. In another interview to TOI, Vikram describes what makes the film unique. “Rarely do you come across a concept and a script that has a social message woven into it in such an entertaining manner,” he says. “The story of this film is funny, heart-warming and hugely impactful. It’s the kind of movie that today’s youth will easily relate to.”
The other co-producers of Toilet – Ek Prem Katha are Cape of Good Films and Friday Filmworks. Shital Bhatia at Friday Filmworks told Times of India that the crux of the film could be captured in one line: “Log pyaar mein apni biwi ke liye Taj Mahal banwate hain, yeh kahani uss aadmi ki hai jisne apni biwi ke liye toilet banwaya!”
The story also highlights the active participation of women in changing attitudes towards open defecation. It is scripted by Garima-Siddhartha, of Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela fame. To retain an authentic feel, the film will be shot in real locations rather than on sets. It is slated for release next year.
MAMMOOTTY AKKI VIJAY PRABHAS YASH
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