Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha impresses Bill Gates

Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is one of the most inspirational films of 2017. The film has not just made a mark in India but it has even inspired Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates this year.

To end the year on a positive note, Bill Gates on Tuesday, put together a series of inspirational stories and tweets of things that happened in 2017.

In this, he even mentioned Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. Speaking about the film Gates said that he liked the point that it had educated audiences on the crisis, which sees one in 10 deaths in India linked to poor hygiene.

Check out the tweets:

1/ There’s no denying that 2017 was a really tough year… but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress. Here are some inspiring tweets that you may have missed…

— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 19, 2017

2/ On May 18, 2017, Edwardo Sanchez tweeted that he was the first person in his family to graduate from college. Congratulations, Edwardo! https://t.co/V5uzWQAc75

— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 19, 2017

3/ “Toilet: A Love Story,” a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India’s sanitation challenge. https://t.co/TIRRmcamLy

— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 19, 2017

Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was a satirical tale inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.

The film was loved by the audience and the critics. The good reviews were even evident on the box office as the film collected 134.22 crores.