Sonakshi Sinha to Akshay Kumar: How the protagonists changed in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha!

Before Akshay Kumar gave his nod for Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, the makers wanted Sonakshi Sinha to play the protagonist. Says a source, “The film is inspired by true incidents as the tag line in the trailer says. One of the incidents is that of Priyanka Bharti, the 19 year-old-girl who left her in-laws house two days after her marriage, because they did not have a toilet. She gave rise to a revolution in her small village in UP, and went back to her in-laws house once the toilet was built. It was a strong female-centric role, but Sonakshi chose Noor instead. After that the makers decided to look at making the film from the male-perspective, where- in the hero would drive the initiative to build toilets in the village and bring back his wife. That’s how Akshay came on board.”