Plot
A
middle
aged
Keshav
(Akshay
Kumar)
who
runs
a
cycle
store, gets
hitched
to
a
buffalo
under
the
directions
of
his
pious
and
conservative
father
Panditji
(Sudheer
Pandey) who
believes
that
this
act
will
offset his
misaligned
stars.
But
that's
not
all!
Panditji
now
wants
a
'bride
with
an
extra
thumb'
for
his
boy.
Meanwhile,
it's
love
at
first
sight
for
Keshav
when
he
comes
across
a
sprightly
college
topper
Jaya
(Bhumi
Pednekar)
in
a
train.
Post
some
questionable
way
of
courtship,
Jaya
too
reciprocates
his
feelings.
Some
'jugaad'
and
the
two
soon get
married
with
the
blessings
of
both
the
families.
However
all
hell
breaks
loose
when
the
‘nai-naveli
dulhan'
discovers
that she
has
to
be
part
of
a
‘lota
party'
to
complete
her
ablutions
everyday
at
the
crack
of
the
dawn.
Reason?
Keshav
and
the
other
villagers
do
not
have
a
toilet
in
their
house.
Soon,
this
becomes
a
ground
for
Jaya
to
file
a
divorce.
The
rest
of
the
film
revolves
around
how
this
personal
conflict
ends
up
challenging
the
orthodox
age-old
traditions.
Direction
Debutante
Shree
Narayan
Singh
had
a
very
good
concept
in
his
mind.
Unfortunately,
that
does
not
wholly
translate
on
screen.
Nevertheless,
he
still
manages
to
call
out
regressive
beliefs
with
impactful
dialogues
and
wry
humour.
The
first
half
of
the
film
is
entertaining
and
Keshav-Jaya's
endearing
chemistry
makes
it
a
delightful
watch!
Unfortunately
post
interval,
the
plot
derails
as
the
narrative
gets
repetitive
with
plenty
of
lecturebaazi,
making
the
current
government shine
bright. The
final
nail
in
the
coffin
is
when
you
get
to hear
a
character
mouth
a
line
mentioning
'demonetization' and
you
know
where
that's
coming
from.
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
begins
as
a
social
satire
but
ends
up
as
a
mere
propaganda
film.
Performances
Akshay
Kumar
delivers
a
top-notch
performance and
gives
a
pleasantly
humourous
touch
to
Keshav.
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
is
Bhumi
Pednekar's
second
film
and
she's
already
winning
over
our
hearts.
Her
fiesty
act
is
to
the
point
and
never
for
a
moment
does
she
slip
off
her
character
Jaya.
In
fact,
there
are
scenes
where
she
even
outshines
Akshay
when
they
are
in
a
frame.
Divyendu
Sharma
and
Sudheer
Pandey
put
up
a
good
act.
Anupam
Kher
suffers
from
a
poorly
written
role
though
he
manages
to
give
us
a
few
laughs.
Finally,
someone
please
tell
me
what
were
the
writers
smoking
when
they
wrote
Sana
Khaan's
cameo?
Technical
Aspects
Length
is
the
one
of
the
villains
here.
One
wished
that
the
editing
scissors
were
a
tad
sharper.
Anshuman
Mahaley's
cinematography
works
fine
for
the
film.
Music
Hans
Mat
Pagli
and
Gori
Tu
Latth
Maar
are
hummable.
The
rest
of
the
songs
fail
to
register
on
your
lips.
Verdict
'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!