Movies affect many of us mightily because the combined impact of images, music, dialog, lighting, sound and special effects can cause deep feelings and help us think about our lives. They can help us to better understand our own lives, the lives of those around us, and even the functioning of our society and culture. Today I present you a Bollywood movie which made a history in Bollywood cinema not just by its earnings but also by the powerful message to the society.

"Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" is not a medium film. This satirical comedy encourages efforts to improve sanitation in the community and at least provide basic sanitation to the public.

The film aims to raise awareness of sanitation issues and the importance of building toilets. Although it is a major problem in many parts of underdeveloped and developing countries, it goes largely unnoticed and the film addresses these issues and does not bypass the usual kind of romantic comedy. So far, it's doing a fabulous job of raising awareness among the masses.

The strength of the film lies in how it tries to convey the importance of having women's toilets built, even in the poorest areas. The film, inspired by a true story, strikes a homerun mainly because it really puts the audience in the position of women who don't have access to toilets. In the village, all the inhabitants believe it is impure to have a toilet in the same place where you pray to God or eat your food. So men pee wherever they want outside their home, whereas women have to go to the bathroom only once in the day, just before dawn, and they have to walk for miles to reach a field to make sure that no one sees them while they pee. It is terrifying to think of being robbed of extremely fundamental human rights.

The film is remarkable because it has a major cause.

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