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Akshay's Toilet: Ek Prem Katha finds mention in Bill Gates' list of inspiring moments this year

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Published : Dec 20, 2017, 10:26 am IST
Updated : Dec 20, 2017, 10:26 am IST

Gates praised the film for educating audiences on the crisis, which sees one in 10 deaths in India linked to poor hygiene.

Bill Gates, Akshay Kumar in 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.'
 Bill Gates, Akshay Kumar in 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.'

New Delhi: Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar's 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' inspired Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates this year.

To end the year on a positive note, the 62-year-old, on Tuesday, put together a series of inspirational stories and tweets of things that happened in 2017.

He said, "There's no denying that 2017 was a really tough year... but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress."

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.

The movie 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.

The flick is Akshay's eighth Rs 100 crore grosser.

These were some of the other moments of the year Gates tweeted about.

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