Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

Official theatrical release poster
Hindi टॉयलेट: एक प्रेम कथा
Directed by Shree Narayan Singh
Produced by
  • Aruna Bhatia
  • Shital Bhatia
  • Prernaa Arora
  • Arjun N. Kapoor
  • Hitesh Thakkar
Written by
  • Siddharth Singh
  • Garima Wahal
Starring
Music by
  • Songs:
  • Vickey Prasad
  • Manas-Shikhar
  • Sachet-Parampara
  • Score:
  • Surender Sodhi
Cinematography Anshuman Mahaley
Edited by Shree Narayan Singh
Production
company
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)[1]
Running time
 155 minutes[2]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹18 crore [3]
Box office ₹35.52 crore [4]

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (English: Toilet - A Love Story) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Shree Narayan Singh.[5] Co-produced by Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey,[6] the film stars Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead roles, with Anupam Kher, Sudhir Pandey and Divyendu Sharma in supporting roles.[7]It is a remake of 2016 award-winning Tamil film Joker.[8][9]

Plot

The film is a satirical comedy in support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a governmental campaign to improve the sanitation conditions, with an emphasis on the eradication of open defecation, especially in rural areas.[5]

Cast

Development

The film is written by Siddharth Singh and Garima Wahal, the writers of the 2013 Hindi film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, and shares some similarities with a true event in which 19-year old Priyanka Bharti fled her husband's home in 2012,[13] when there was no toilet.[14][15]

Controversies

A filmmaker named Praveen Vyas has sent a legal notice to the makers, claiming that ‘Toilet- Ek Prem Katha’ has plagiarised scenes and dialogues from his documentary ‘Manini', also based on the same subject.[16]

Release

The film released on 11 August 2017, before India's independence day.[1]

Promotion

Akshay Kumar dug a toilet in Madhya Pradesh to promote the film.[17] The movie trailer was released on 11 June 2017.[18] PM Modi Called it a good effort to further the message of cleanliness, as per Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.[19][20]

Critical reception

Meena Iyer of Times of India gave the film 4/5 stars saying, "Director Shree Narayan Singh holds up a mirror to society, showing us how our superstitious villagers, lazy administration and corrupt politicians have actually converted India into the world’s largest shit-pond. Women especially, are treated more insensitively than cattle!".[21] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 2/5 and said, "It’s fitting that Akshay Kumar has greenlit and played the lead in this film, which is more a primer of How To Break Social Taboos and Make Toilets rather than a powerful social drama".[22] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave it 2.5/5 stars saying, "Ek Prem Katha endorses the Indian government’s Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan so seriously that after a point it starts to look like that Priyanka Bharti ad featuring Vidya Balan".[23] Writing for The Hindu, Namrata Joshi said, "While some amount of potential (eventually lost) is visible in the first half, the second half of the film ends in a total mess".[24] Anna MM of the First Post rated it 1.5/5 saying, "Thhe tragedy of Toilet: Ek Prem.Katha is that minus stalking and the chamchagiri, it could have been a good film".[25] Saibal Chaterjee of NDTV giving the film 2/5 stars, said, "When what should at best have been a ten-minute public service film bloats into a two-and-a-half-hour, patience-testing, yawn-inducing Bollywood puff-job for a government scheme, it is bound to stink to high heaven. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha does".[26] Rohit Bhatnagar of Deccan Chronicle gave the film 3.5/5 and said, "Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar and Divyendu Sharma are sure to win you over with their quirky yet brilliant acts".[27]

Box office

Domestic

The film collected ₹18.19 crore (US$2.8 million) in India on the first day.[28] The film became Akshay Kumar's 9th biggest opening film.[29]

Overseas

On first day, the film collected ₹11.54 lakh (US$18,000) from 10 screens in Australia and ₹5.79 lakh (US$9,000) from 8 screens in New Zealand.[30]

Soundtrack

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
Soundtrack album by Vickey Prasad, Manas-Shikhar, Sachet-Parampara
Released 13 July 2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 21:00
Language Hindi
Label T-Series

The soundtrack was composed by the composers Vickey Prasad, Manas-Shikhar and Sachet-Parampara. Lyrics have been penned by Siddharth Singh and Garima Wahal. The first track of the album titled "Hans Mat Pagli", voiced by Sonu Nigam was released online on June 28, 2017.[31][32][33] The whole soundtrack of the film was unveiled on 13 July 2017 which consists of 5 songs.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hans Mat Pagli"Siddharth-GarimaVickey PrasadSonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal5:18
2."Bakheda"Siddharth-GarimaVickey PrasadSukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan3:27
3."Gori Tu Latth Maar"Siddharth-GarimaManas ShikharSonu Nigam, Palak Muchhal3:58
4."Subah Ki Train"Siddharth-GarimaSachet Tandon, Parampara ThakurSachet Tandon, Parampara Thakur3:45
5."Toilet Ka Jugaad"Siddharth-GarimaVickey PrasadAkshay Kumar, Vickey Prasad4:32
Total length:21:00

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  11. ↑ "Anupam Kher wraps up 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' shoot". 28 January 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha writers refute claims of plagiarism by documentary filmmaker".
  14. ↑ "21-year-old stands for the need for sanitation". 7 March 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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  23. ↑ Rohit, Vats (11 August 2017). "Toilet Ek Prem Katha movie review: Ashay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar’s film is lost in translation". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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