Akshay Kumar on Jaya Bachchan’s criticism of ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ title: If she has said it, then it must right
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Akshay Kumar defends social dramas, acknowledges Jaya Bachchan's criticism, and discusses impact of his films.
Akshay Kumar on Friday said only a fool would criticise his social dramas such as Padman and quickly backtracked when informed about Jaya Bachchan's criticism of the title of his film Toilet Ek Prem Katha.
"If she has said it, then it must be right. I don't know. If I have made a mistake by making a film like ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ and then if she says it, then it must be right," the actor said when told about Jaya Bachchan's remarks.
But replying to the journalist's initial question about being at the receiving end of criticism for his social and political films, Akshay said, "I don’t think anyone has criticised my films, koi bewakoof hi hoga aisi criticise karega (Only a fool would criticise such films). I have made ‘Padman’, ‘ Airlift’, and ‘ Toilet -Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Kesari’ and ‘ Kesari 2’ and there are many such films... I have made these films with all my heart . A films teaches so many things to people. I don’t think anyone has criticised it.”
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha promoted the government campaign against open defecation.
Jaya Bachchan, in a recent interview with India TV, had said that she would never see a film that had ‘toilet’ in its title. “I would never go to watch a film with such a name. Is that really a name?”
Akshay spoke about how he will keep trying to bring about a positive change through his films.
"It is always an effort. For example, 'Toilet was an attempt to build a toilet in every home and the film is shown for free around villages by the government even today. 'Padman' was about sanitary pads so that a daughter could talk to her father about her periods. Somewhere they touch your consciousness and that's the attempt always." Akshay Kumar’s next "Kesari 2" also stars Ananya Panday and R Madhavan. Produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma, the film releases on 18th April.
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