When the movie first started making rounds, I remember many people made fun of the name. Everyone was wondering how a love story can be named Toilet. I was surprised to see the social message that came with this movie. Movie stars in India can reach a lot of different people through their works and this was one of the only times I had seen a big-ticket movie star attempt to create awareness about such a taboo topic.The delivery of the social message was done very effectively in this movie. Despite that, this movie is not without flaws. Pros first, the actors are really good in their respective roles. The script was mostly funny in the beginning, except for some clichéd jokes. The supporting characters also added to the movie. Especially the older family members of the lead characters. The chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar was easy, but sometimes they seemed a little uncomfortable.The main cons for me were the unnecessary songs and the accompanying dance sequences. For a movie that primarily wants to deliver a moral, the movie has far too many songs. And the songs aren't even that good. The movie could have gone without having all the songs. The script was a little predictable at times but it was a good movie overall.

Why? This is utter disappointment on a base of such a hype. Poor dialogues and the lengthy plot make this piece a torture for the audience. It carries a social message in a clear way (commercialized and attempted to entertain), well thanks for it. Had it been a short-film with such a cast and a compact story line, I would have really enjoyed it.

Toilet:ek prem katha based around a true event of a village in India and shows the true nature of a part of Indian superstition....This movie is a very comedic heart felt romance drama which surrounds the true nature of those villagers and what motivated to them to do that decade after decade...Toilet tells us story of a village which does not have a single toilet and one man's love story which is at stake for that and the motivation of this superstition of not having a toilet in your own house...With all that this movie is very well directed and written.. It shows every aspect of the problem in a very rich way which will make you know and see better how it can be stopped or continued... The dialogues in this movie is as good as it can get... Acting is just awesome... The romance between two leads are very well done.. the music and songs are good and also flows with the film..There are few problems like the supporting character beside the main male lead sometimes do something which have to be motivated but seems pretty badly scripted not motivated at all... And the very ending of the movie seems rushed... Other than that this is a well directed damn good movie which needed to be shown into the as wider audiences as possible and a story needed to be told..... 7.9/10......

It's a movie that focuses one of the major and shameful challenges that India is facing today - open defecation. While it is definitely cringe-worthy but it also compromises with women's security. While the story was great - better direction would have made the movie more impactful. Also, unnecessary marketing of government and certain brands is a total spoiler. Story (8/10): It is based on several true stories in India where a woman leaves the in-laws place after knowing that they don't have a toilet at home. In the backdrop of a small town in UP, Keshav is a 30 something unmarried who falls in love with Jaya and eventually marries her. However, after realizing that there is no toilet at his place, Jaya refuses to defecate in open and insists that Keshav build a toilet within the house. However, it's not so easy as Keshav's father, Panditji, a highly religious man, considers it a sin to have a toilet on the same premises where they worship God. After trying many quick-fixes (jugaad), nothing works and Jaya decides to divorce Keshav until the toilet is built. The movie projects many issues that are the root of open defecation (which is just a symptom) - women oppression, blind beliefs, extremist religious views, patriarchal practices, administrative lethargy and more. Through Keshav's character, the story also conveys that it is not enough to just personally consider women as equal to provide them equal rights. If you don't fight any force that oppresses women, you are a part of oppression too. However, the story ends up projecting religion as the only reason (ignoring issues of casteism and lack of dignity of labor) behind the issue of open defecation, which is not true. Acting (9/10): The movie boasts a great cast put together even in the character roles. People to watch out for are - Bhumi Padnekar and Sudhir Pandey. Akshay Kumar is good, although you miss Ajay Devgan in some of the scenes, especially the outburst one where this guy looks a little off (I can easily visualize Ajay doing it with so much ease). Bhumi Padnekar continues to impress in her second movie. Her command over the language is bloody amazing. Her monologue to the women of her village is definitely the heart of the movie. Sudhir Pandey, playing a negative role of an ultra-religious person, was amazing with his spot on expressions and dialog delivery. He made his presence felt very strongly. Divyendu Sharma is great as a second lead with some amazing punches throughout the movie. Anupam Kher is great, except in the scenes that describe his character. Other big names like Ayesha Raza, Atul Shrivastava, Shubha Khote and Rajesh Sharma ensured that movie never fell flat in the acting department. Direction (6/10): The direction could have been much better - the weakest part of the movie. The build up of Keshav and Jaya's story is not convincing, especially with the character sketches of the lead pair. Director ended up trivializing stalking and taking pictures of girls without consent - which was certainly not expected from this kind of a movie. Also, while the movie successfully highlights the problem and the issues related to it, it fails to explain the root causes and instead, just focuses on the religious aspect. What he successfully achieved is to make sure that the movie isn't a drag at any point in time. The execution of scenes of Sudhir Pandey is good, especially his conversation with Anupam Kher. Overall (7/10): Overall, it was a good effort but could have been much better. The story was good and great performances by Bhumi Padnekar and Sudhir Pandey but poor direction left the movie dangling.