Akshay Kumar has asked fans to help eradicate open defecation. The actor, in a two minute long video posted on his social media account, said:
“Do take it up if you see a problem of open defecation and talk about it. I would like to thank all those who have been a part of my film even all those critics said three negative things but also said one positive thing, to all those governments of all states, who thought about removing open defecation… Also I would also like to thank my film fraternity — the actors, producers, directors and friends, who supported me.”
Kumar shared that the number of people who did not have access to toilets had come down to 34% now. “To all those who changed their mentality and accepted toilets… We have to work even right now, we have to bring this 34 per cent down to zero. I will not stop talking about this issue that just because the film released I would stop talking about it,” he said.
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Kumar also said that this issue was a sort of ‘craze’ for him and that he wanted to create awareness about the topic so that it reached every Indian household. His latest release, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, deals with this problem and has received mostly positive response from the audience.
“Today you have showered a lot of love to this film that it is working at the box-office but it is also doing a huge thing that it is help in eradicating the old traditions of going for open defecation.”
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles. It hit the screens on 11th August, and has thus far managed to rake in over Rs 80 Crores at the box office.