Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha makes it to Bill Gates’ list of seven inspiring things in 2017

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Updated: Dec 20, 2017 09:44 IST

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took to Twitter late Tuesday and listed seven inspiring tweets in 2017 and guess who was part of it? Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar-starrer Toilet: Ek Prem Katha made it to the second on the list.

To end the year on a positive note, the 62-year-old, put together a series of inspirational stories and tweets that happened in 2017. He wrote, “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…”

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

Talking about the flick, Gates praised the fact it had educated audiences on the crisis, which sees one in 10 deaths in India linked to poor hygiene.

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

Toilet Ek Prem Katha deals with the menace of open defecation and is based on a real-life incident wherein a woman left her husband after finding out that there was no toilet in their house. It was said to be based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachch Bharat Abhiyan.

The flick is Akshay’s eighth Rs100 crore grosser of 2017.

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