A joke of the title of ‘Ek Prem Katha’, Akshay Kumar’s fans raged

Bollywood veteran actress Jaya Bachchan recently commented on Akshay Kumar’s superhit film ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, which led to a controversy on social media. She criticized the name of the film and said that she would never watch films with such names.

Not only this, Jaya Bachchan even said that such films flop at the box office.

What did Jaya Bachchan say?

Jaya Bachchan made fun of the name of Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar’s film ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ during the India TV Conclave.

He said:
“Look at the title of the film… I will never watch such films.

Subsequently, he also sought opinion from the audience present in the conclave.

Jaya Bachchan asked the audience questions

Jaya Bachchan questioned the people present there:
“Would you like watching films with such a name?”

In response, only a few people raised their hands.

On this, Jaya tightened and said:
“Four people have raised their hands.

Box office collection of ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’

But the reality says something else.

• Film budget: 18 crores rupees
• India Box Office Collection: Rs 134.42 crore
• Worldwide Collection: Rs 316.97 crore
• Status: Superhit

That is, unlike Jaya Bachchan’s statement, the film proved to be a blockbuster.

Akshay Kumar’s fans react, Jaya Bachchan heard

After Jaya Bachchan’s statement, Akshay Kumar’s fans got angry and reacted fiercely on social media.

Some reactions of people:

• One user wrote: “Jaya Bachchan says that no one will watch films like ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ and ‘Padman’. But the truth is that ‘Toilet’ earned 216 crores and ‘Padman’ earned 191 crores.”
• The other wrote tightly: “Amitabh Bachchan did a film called ‘Piku’, in which he was seen only talking about the toilet.”
• A user’s question: “The problem of women was shown in the film and here a woman is making fun of her!”

Was Jaya Bachchan’s statement correct?

‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ was a film based on a social issue, which caught attention to cleanliness and women’s problems in rural India.
The film not only earned a brilliant amount at the box office, but the government also promoted it by linking it to ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.
In such a situation, Jaya Bachchan made fun of the film’s name, many people got knocked out.