Bollywood’s best actor Akshay Kumar has been winning the hearts of fans through his films for the last 35 years. Apart from action and comedy films, Akshay has also made many great films based on patriotism and giving a message to the society. In the year 2017 also, his similar film was released, which not only taught people a great lesson but also created a stir at the box office.
The film came out 9 years ago
The name of this film of Akshay Kumar is ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’. This film hit the theaters on 11 August 2017. Famous actress Bhumi Pednekar was seen opposite Akshay Kumar in the 2 hour 35 minute film. This period was the initial phase of Bhumi’s film career. He made his Bollywood debut with the 2015 film ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’.
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Along with Akshay and Bhumi, actors like Divyendu Sharma, Anupam Kher, Sudhir Pandey, Rajesh Sharma and Sudha Khote were also seen in this comedy drama. The story of toilet is the story of stopping people from defecating in the open in India and making them aware about it. It is noteworthy that this film is related to the true incident of Anita Narre (resident of Madhya Pradesh), who left her in-laws house due to lack of toilet.
The film had earned 348 percent profit
The film was jointly produced by Arjun N Kapoor, Aruna Bhatia, Neeraj Pandey, Sheetal Bhatia and Prerna Arora. Whereas its director was Shri Narayan Singh. According to IMDb, Toilet Ek Prem Katha was made with a budget of Rs 70 crore. It collected Rs 134 crore in India and Rs 314 crore worldwide. The film proved to be a superhit at the box office and had a profit of 348 percent.
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Akshay Kumar’s workfront
Akshay Kumar was last seen in the film ‘Bhoot Bangla’ which proved to be a hit. Now Akshay is bringing the multi-starrer film ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. In this, more than 30 famous actors including Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez will be with him. Welcome to the Jungle is releasing on 26th June.
