Akshay Kumar: Our film got just three cuts from CBFC

New Delhi, Aug 9 Akshay Kumar today said his film "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification with just three cuts.

There were reports that the film affirmation body had requested eight cuts yet Akshay said reports were not right.

"I read some place that we have been given eight or nine cuts. Be that as it may, it is not valid. We have been given three verbal cuts. I was amazed to peruse the news around eight cuts in the film," the performer told reporters amid a special occasion for the film here.

PM Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan frames the essential commence of "Latrine: Ek Prem Katha" however Akshay said he didn't do the film exclusively on the value of the content.

The 49-year-old performer will be seen playing a spouse attempting to win his better half back by building a can for her in the house.

"The script of the film came to me. The essayist described me the story. I made the film as I enjoyed the content and not on the grounds that somebody requesting that I make it. It is diverse that when Modi ji came to office, he started the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyana'.

Our film is like his main goal," he said.

Akshay, who has been made the brand represetative of the Swachh Bharat Mission in Uttar Pradesh, said the spotless India development requires the investment of the entire nation.

"The cleaning mission may have been begun by him (Modi) yet it is a point for every one of us to take after. We need to keep our nation clean. It is straightforwardly identified with us and our wellbeing."

The motion picture, coordinated by Shree Narayan Singh, additionally includes Bhumi Pednekar and Anupam Kher. It will release this Friday.

Discussing her experience of working with Akshay and Kher in her sophomore film, Bhumi said she learnt a great deal from the couple about life.

"It was a benefit to work with them in my second film.

They set such great cases for some person like me, who is so new. They are so committed. The most vital thing that I learnt from them was to be upbeat."

In the wake of playing a residential community young lady in her introduction film "Dum Laga Ke Haisha", Bhumi will be again found in the comparative space in "Latrine". Yet, the performing artist said she didn't worry about it.

"Seventy for every penny of our nation lives in small towns.

The sort of movies, which are being acknowledged today, are heartland stories. I am fortunate that I got these movies."

Kher is happy to be a piece of a movie like "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" as it is a film which is engaging and in addition gives a decent message.

The veteran on-screen character trusts it is the "brilliant time for Indian film" and credits the advancement of the group of onlookers for this change.

"I think the gathering of people today is dedicated to the point that one can try different things with any subject. It is a brilliant time for Indian cinema. You can make a film this way ('Toilet') with a standard on-screen character and it is fantastic to be part of it.

"It is not that great movies were not made earlier but rather the group of onlookers has developed. Presently, individuals go and watch movies, which are engaging and furthermore regards the validity and sensibility of the group of onlookers," Kher said.