Veteran actor and Member of Rajya Sabha, Jaya Bachchan made headlines last month when she mocked the title of Akshay Kumar’s 2017 film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha at an event last month. She even called the film a ‘flop’ despite it being a big hit that spread awareness about sanitation and the issue of open defecation in India.
Akshay Kumar has responded to Jaya’s statement at a recent promotional event for his upcoming movie Kesari Chapter 2 where he was asked if it bothers him when fellow actors criticise his films.
He calmly said,“Critisising, mujhe nahi lagta hai kisi ne criticise kiya hai woh filmon ko. Koi bewakoof hi hoga jo criticise karega jaisi film banayi hai maine, Pad Man banayi hai. Aap hi bata dijiye, jaise Toilet: Ek Prem Katha hai, Airlift hai, Kesari 1 banayi thi, Kesari 2 hai. Aisi bohot saari filmein hain, toh koi bewakoof hi hoga jo iss filmon ko criticise karega. Aur maine apne dil se banayi hai. Aur ek film hai jo ki logo ko bohot saari cheezein batati hai, samjhati hai, koi bhi film ho. Toh mujhe nahi lagta kisi ne criticise kiya hai.”
When asked specifically about Jaya Bachchan’s viral statement dismissing Toilet: Ek Prem Katha based on its title, he responded “Ab agar unhone kaha hai toh phir sahi hoga, mujhe nahi pata. Agar Toilet: Ek Prem Katha ek aisi film banake maine koi galat kaam kiya hai toh phir, agar woh keh rahi hain toh sahi hoga.”
About The Film
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was released in 2017, it is a comedy-drama film directed by Shree Narayan Singh. The film featured Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar as the leads and was based on plot of raising awareness about periods and the need for proper sanitation in rural India.
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