Akshay
Kumar
said
that
his
film
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
has
been
cleared
by
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
with
only
three
cuts.
There
were
reports
that
the
film
certification
body
had
asked
for
eight
cuts
but
Akshay
said
those
reports
were
not
correct.
"I
read
somewhere
that
we
have
been
given
eight
or
nine
cuts.
But
it
is
not
true.
We
have
been
given
three
verbal
cuts.
I
was
surprised
to
read
the
news
about
eight
cuts
in
the
film," the
actor
told
reporters.
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modis
Swachh
Bharat
Abhiyan
forms
the
basic
premise
of
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
but
Akshay
said
he
did
not
do
the
film
solely
on
the
merit
of
the
script.
The
49-year-old
actor
will
be
seen
playing
a
husband
trying
to
win
his
wife
back
by
building
a
toilet
for
her
in
the
house.
"The
script
of
the
film
came
to
me.
The
writer
narrated
me
the
story.
I
made
the
film
as
I
liked
the
script
and
not
because
someone
asked
me
to
make
it.
It
is
different
that
when
Modi
ji
came
to
office,
he
began
the
Swachh
Bharat
Abhiyana.
Our
film
is
similar
to
his
mission," he
said.
Akshay,
who
has
been
made
the
brand
ambassador
of
the
Swachh
Bharat
Mission
in
Uttar
Pradesh,
said
the
clean
India
movement
requires
the
participation
of
the
whole
country.
"The
cleaning
mission
may
have
been
started
by
him
(Modi)
but
it
is
a
topic
for
all
of
us
to
follow.
We
have
to
keep
our
country
clean.
It
is
directly
related
to
us
and
our
health."
The
movie,
directed
by
Shree
Narayan
Singh,
also
features
Bhumi
Pednekar
and
Anupam
Kher.
It
will
release
this
Friday.
Talking
about
her
experience
of
working
with
Akshay
and
Kher
in
her
sophomore
film,
Bhumi
said
she
learnt
a
lot
from
the
duo
about
life.
"It
was
a
privilege
to
work
with
them
in
my
second
film.
They
set
such
good
examples
for
somebody
like
me,
who
is
so
new.
They
are
so
dedicated.
The
most
important
thing
that
I
learnt
from
them
was
to
be
happy."
After
playing
a
small-town
girl
in
her
debut
film
"Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha",
Bhumi
will
be
again
seen
in
the
similar
space
in
"Toilet".
But
the
actress
said
she
did
not
mind
it.
"Seventy
per
cent
of
our
country
lives
in
small
towns.
The
kind
of
films,
which
are
being
appreciated
today,
are
heartland
stories.
I
am
lucky
that
I
got
these
films."
Kher
is
happy
to
be
a
part
of
a
movie
like
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
as
it
is
a
film
which
is
entertaining
as
well
as
gives
a
good
message.
The
veteran
actor
believes
it
is
the
"golden
time
for
Indian
cinema" and
credits
the
evolution
of
the
audience
for
this
change.
"I
think
the
audience
today
is
so
dedicated
that
one
can
experiment
with
any
subject.
It
is
a
golden
time
for
Indian
cinema.
You
can
make
a
film
like
this
(Toilet)
with
a
mainstream
actor
and
it
is
fantastic
to
be
part
of
it.
"It
is
not
that
good
films
were
not
made
before
but
the
audience
has
evolved.
Now,
people
go
and
watch
films,
which
are
entertaining
and
also
respects
the
credibility
and
sensibility
of
the
audience,"
Kher
said.
PTI