Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017)
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, the name of the film says it all. It’s a love story binded with a subject of tackling defecation in open. It’s an intriguing subject and can be explored in many ways. This is a story about Keshav (Akshay Kumar), a 12th fail 36-year-old bachelor who’s forcefully trapped with the traditional rituals applied by his father. His father, Pandit Ji (Sudhir Pandey) is someone who’ll u-turn his bike rather than going through the road crossed by a cat. On the other hand, there’s quirky, full of life, carrying I-don’t-give-a-shit about world attitude Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar). Science has already proven, opposite attracts and these two poles-apart personalities get one.
The main issue stats when they get married. Jaya’s outburst when she gets to know there’s no sanitization facility at Keshavs house, Keshav’s attempts to challenge the years-old tradition and Pandit Ji’s baseless persistence of disallowing of toilet facility at his home is what the plot revolves around. There’s much more to the story than this and those moments make the film watchable..
Rating: 2.5/5
Parda soch se hata kar sauch pe lagane ka time aa gaya hai'- Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has its heart in the right place. But sadly, you just get to hear its faint beats!.
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Filmibeat.com
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Rating: 3/5
On the whole, TOILET – EK PREM KATHA, despite the minuses, integrates a strong social message with entertainment wonderfully and also questions several age old practises in the society. At the box office, no competition, holidays in the next week as wel.
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Bollywoodhungama.com
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Rating: 2/5
Toilet Ek Prem Katha is too long and preachy. Despite standout performances by Akshay and Bhumi the film fails to engage or connect with you largely because of its snail paced tempo and long Sunday school styled monologues.
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Bollywoodlife.com
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Rating: 3.5/5
The film doesn't look preachy at all; rather the issue of no toilet is shown in a quirky way. The USP of the film is its dialogues, which are written well. The first half is a little slow and overstretched but manages to sail through till the interval bec.
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Deccanchronicle.com
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Rating: 2/5
Otherwise, you dilute and confuse things, especially because your lead actors have stayed the smelly course.
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Indianexpress.com
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Rating: 2/5
The intent of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha may be commendable. The execution is hugely hamfisted. When a Bollywood filmmaker assumes the role of a cheerleader for a government campaign on whose efficacy the jury is still out, you know you've been had.
Toilet:.
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Rating: 4/5
So whether you have pressing matters to attend to or not, please take a detour to this toilet. Each of us needs to raise a stink about what our countrymen do in the open..
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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Rating: 3/5
This is an honest attempt to tackle something that exists but not many are aware of it. This film will make you laugh, feel and most importantly think. Watch this for Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar’s true-to-the-soul performances..
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Rating: 2.5/5
While the intention of this film is noble and should be lauded, the love story gets lost in the din of indoctrinating the glorious Indian government’s honourable campaign. Watch this if you are in the mood to witness earnest acting performances, but if .
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Gulfnews.com
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Rating: 3/5
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha might have sounded great on paper, but loses impact in its telling. The film gets way too loopy and indulgent that I actually heard someone say ‘What crap man!’ aptly summing up a film called Toilet..
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