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Probably one of the biggest films of the year, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is set to release on August 11 and Akshay Kumar is leaving no stone unturned to promote it. Khiladi Kumar who has delivered some fantastic movies in the last couple of years is busy promoting the film that is based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan. He was cast opposite the very talented Bhumi Pednekar who impressed everyone with her performance in 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha'. Here are some interesting facts about Toilet: Ek Prem Katha:
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Akshay Kumar wasn't the first choice for the film. The Bollywood superstar in a recent interview had revealed that the role came to him after it was rejected by many Bollywood heroes. (PTI)
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The script of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was doing the rounds in Bollywood for almost 4 years with no actor ready to play the lead role. When the role was finally read out to Akshay Kumar, he liked it so much that he asked for it from producer Neeraj Pandey with folded hands. (Bollywood Hungama)
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The movie was initially named Sandas – Ek Prem Katha. The fact was revealed by Akshay Kumar in an interview where he said that movie was later named as Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. (Twitter)
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The Bollywood superstar had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and told him about the script. When asked if he would like to host a premiere for the Prime Minister, Akshay Kumar replied by saying he would love to. (Bollywood Hungama)
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The movie is written by Siddarth Singh and Garima Wahal and was directed by Shree Narayan Singh. The music was given by Vickey Prasad, Manas-Shikhar and Sachet-Parampara. Interestingly, the film has only four songs. (Bollywood Hungama)
