Toilet: Ek Prem Katha makes it to Bill Gates' list
What's the story
In a series of tweets, Bill Gates wrote down a list of six inspiring movies from 2017; surprisingly the list also included Bollywood film 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'. It was picked by him because the film was successful in spreading awareness about the problem of sanitation in India. Here are the details.
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Here's what Bill Gates wrote
In his tweet, Bill Gates said, "3/ "Toilet: A Love Story," a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India's sanitation challenge." This Akshay Kumar starrer was an attempt to highlight how big a problem sanitation is in India. By the accolades, it has got, one can say that it was quite successful in doing so.
Twitter Post
Bill Gates tweet about 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'
3/ "Toilet: A Love Story," a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India’s sanitation challenge. https://t.co/TIRRmcamLy
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 19, 2017
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About the film 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'
Open defecation is a major social issue and to bring it to public notice, Akshay raised his voice through his movie, 'Toilet- Ek Prem Katha.' In the film, Akshay's struggle to build a toilet inside his house, to win back his wife, became an instant hit. Even if just one man in real life follows his reel-life character, we would consider it his success.