Veteran Bollywood actor Jaya Bachchan recently took potshots at Akshay Kumar’s 2017 film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. The film aimed to propagate Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to improve sanitation conditions in India. It urged those living in remote areas to construct toilets in their homes or premises to combat open defecation.

Jaya Bachchan calls Toilet movie ‘flop’

During an interaction with India TV, the actor-turned-politician said, “Just look at the title of the film; I would never go to watch a film with such a name. Yeh koi naam hai? Is that really a name?” She later asked the audience if they’d watch a film with the said title, to which a few raised their hands. Jaya added, “Among so many people, hardly four want to watch the film; it’s very sad. Yeh toh flop hai (It is a flop)."