Saint to reward Rs. 1 crore to chop off the tongue of Toilet – Ek Prem Katha’s director

Ever since Toilet – Ek Prem Katha has gone on floor in Mathura, the film has constantly been in news. But this time around, it seems to have evoked a minor controversy of sorts since people in Mathura assume that the film is about Lord Krishna and Radha.

From what we hear, a certain Phooldol Behari Das has approached the mahapanchayat where he claimed that Toilet – Ek Prem Katha insults the marriage tradition of the villages and has vowed to reward the one who chops off the tongue of the director of the film with Rs. 1 crore. Apparently, he addressed the issue amidst Hindu saints at Barsana village where apparently the marriages between the men and women of Nandgaon and Barsana isn t allowed. Some locals believe this no-marriage rule is a consequence of Lord Krishna s village being Nandgaon and Radha s village being Barsana.

On the other hand, the makers continue to maintain that the film has no such religious reference. We had earlier heard that the film is a satire that brings forth the issue of sanitation and hygiene and is loosely based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles and is directed by Shree Narayan Singh.