Actor Akshay Kumar and actress Bhumi Pednekar are filming for “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” on the pilgrimage centre Govardhan hill.

Akshay began working on the film on Monday after Govardhan puja.

The shooting venues are Nandgaon and Barsana, where old havelis are being decked up and the natural beauty of the area is being spruced up for the film, said a source.

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The film’s team is here on a 40-day schedule. Its narrative is reportedly based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

A social satire, the movie tackles the menace of open defecation, the shift in mindset, and the wave of social change that is set to transform India.

Presented by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and KriArj Entertainment, the film is slated to release next year.

The Neeraj Pandey directorial is being co-produced by Cape of Good Films, Friday Filmworks and Abundantia Entertainment.

IANS

Actor Akshay Kumar has joined hands with Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtars production banner Excel Entertainment to star in director Reema Kagtis upcoming film “Gold”.

This will be the first time Akshay will be associating with Excel Entertainment and Kagti, read a statement.

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“Gold” tells the story about India’s first Olympic medal win as a free nation in the year 1948 at the 14th Olympiad in London.

Akshay tweeted on Friday: “Set in 1948, the historic story of India’s first Olympic medal as a free nation, ‘Gold’ coming to you on August 15, 2018”.

IANS