Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has entered the coveted Rs 100 crore club. The film has earned Rs 100.05 crore at the domestic market since its release on August 11. This movie has hence become Akshay Kumar’s 8th movie to be a part of this club. The other movies of Akshay which are a part of this club are- Rustom, Airlift, Rowdy Rathore, Jolly LLB 2, Housefull 3, Holiday and Housefull 2. The films who have entered the Rs 100 crore club this year are Jolly LLB 2, Raees, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Tubelight, Baahubali 2, Kaabil.
The success of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has made one reinstated the fact that Akshay Kumar is the most bankable star in Bollywood. At a time when the Hindi film industry was plagued with poor business, TEPK has emerged as a relief. Featuring Bhumi Pednekar, Anupam Kher and Divyendu Sharma in pivotal roles, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha talks about the issue of open defecation. With this film, Akshay wanted to bring to notice this important issue and spread awareness. And it looks like he had done the job.
At a press conference to celebrate the success Toilet Ek Prem Katha, Akshay said, “I will always be a commercial star. If I get a commercial script and I like it, I shall do it. I want to try different films.”
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Speaking about how he ensures socially relevant movies don’t lack on the entertainment quotient, Akshay said, “I had done a social film long back called Khatta Meetha but that didn’t work. It was about road construction but it takes time for people to get into the social kind of mood. I never make my film completely social as I often add a lot of commercial elements in the story. I make sure that there is a love story in my films. In-fact, to be very honest, I remember the love story more than the social aspect of the film.”
Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar in Toilet Ek Prem Katha
The success of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has given Bollywood something to enjoy. After all, Akshay has come to their rescue.
#ToiletEkPremKatha crosses ₹ 100 cr on Day 8… [Week 2] Fri 4 cr. Total: ₹ 100.05 cr. India biz. #TEPK
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 19, 2017
#ToiletEkPremKatha is Akshay Kumar’s 8th ₹ 100 cr grosser… The 2nd highest, after Salman Khan [11 ₹ 100 cr grossers]. India biz. #TEPK
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 19, 2017
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