Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
Doing 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' opened my eyes: Bhumi Pednekar!

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar is currently busy promoting her upcoming movie titled “Toilet Ek Prem Katha” opposite Akshay Kumar. About her upcoming movie, Bhumi says that being a part of a socially relevant movie has opened her eyes to several issues that are prevalent in the society.

She said, “A very big reason why I did this film is because it opened my eyes to a lot of things. ‘Toilet’ is a happy story, after the film you will have a sense of change in you. It’s not preachy, not a documentary, it’s a very entertaining film.” She added, ” The film made me aware of the fact that 54 per cent of the population doesn’t have access to toilets.

The movie “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” is based on the importance of toilets in rural areas, and the movie addresses a larger issue of people’s mindset in the country. She said, “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ is a comment on the mindset that people have. In rural India, people think if they have a kitchen or a temple in their house, they can’t have a bathroom. That’s such a hypocrisy. You are okay with women exposing themselves to the entire world but won’t have a bathroom in your house because there is a temple and a kitchen.”

About the movie, Bhumi said, “Our film is inspired by a series of real-life events where women have said no to marriage because there was no toilet in the house. Slowly and steadily, women are getting the courage to stand up for their rights.” She believes that this movie will bring some change in the society, “I have so much faith in the film – yes you are going to be entertained but there will be a change too, you’ll stand up for your rights,” Bhumi said.

The film is scheduled to release on August 11.