Things start moving only towards the last few minutes in the film, and by then it's all about Akshay. Bhumi becomes a mere catalyst. This is the biggest issue with Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.

Full Review | Oct 10, 2023

Until the pro-government propaganda and Modi spiel ... in the second half, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha drives home an important - even if simplistically handled - point.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Dec 6, 2020

It is a classic case of flippant treatment and ham-fisted execution mutilating a serious subject beyond recognition.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 24, 2020

Instead of sticking to social satire, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha takes on the mantle of an extended propaganda film-it's just as tiresome, but with better production values and performances.

Full Review | Aug 13, 2019

If you are making a film that hoists a flag for a strong feminist ideal, then don't waver, and confuse it with stuffing the film with too many issues.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 3, 2019

The myopic, compromised, limited, safe vision of this industry's "storytellers" makes me angry...

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 1, 2019

Here self-conscious obsequiousness gets the better of filmmaking.

Full Review | Jul 11, 2018

Akshay is the backbone of this satire. His inner journey as an actor pays dividends and he delivers yet another topnotch performance.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 9, 2018

Toilet - Ek Prem Katha is a solid entertainer with a strong social message.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 26, 2017

If you are looking for a propaganda-free film, then this is not it.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 1, 2017

[Toilet] cleverly channels all the usual Hindi cinema tropes - song, dance, action, melodrama.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 16, 2017

It's a story that delivers a really important message about personal hygiene and proper sanitation system in rural areas. It's just that we hear the messages clearly in the first 50 minutes.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 11, 2017

Packed with speeches and diatribes, debates over the scriptures, and advertising taglines masquerading as dialogue, the movie proves that overt propaganda can never be confused for entertainment.

Full Review | Aug 11, 2017

Akshay Kumar is more restrained, playing the role of the toilet messiah in a more laidback manner. But it isn't enough to lift this film from the depths of mediocrity.

Full Review | Aug 11, 2017