Akshay Kumar estime que le nombre de viols pourrait être réduit de 30% si la défécation en plein air s’arrête en Inde

Dans un entretien à BollywoodLife, Akshay Kumar a parlé de son prochain projet Toilet -Ek Prem Katha et de l’importance des toilettes en Inde. Il estime que si « open defecation stops completely in India, 30 percent of rape cases would come down ».

« Because when they go in the fields and all, men are waiting there. This is what happens. It’s a very serious offence. A very serious thing. But I’ve made the whole story in a funny way. I’ve not made it into a preachy thing », peut-on lire sur le site Web bollywoodlife.com.

Akshay Kumar explique ainsi qu’il veut promouvoir l’utilisation des toilettes. Il a affirmé que même si le gouvernement a fourni les infrastructures nécessaires, le public ne les utilise pas comme il se doit.

L’acteur parle de son nouveau film avec passion. Il croit fermement en ce nouveau projet, et espère toucher particulièrement les femmes. « I’m doing a film called Toilet. I feel very strongly about it, about women. Because I met few of the women in India, who have no other choice than to go to fields for open defecation. They go there and so much of problems happen. 54 percent of India doesn’t have toilets. They all go in the fields. Not that they don’t have the money or government is not giving them. Government makes it for them but the whole belief is that they would defecate outside and feel more contempt. That’s the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard but that is the belief they have. And in that, women go through a lot. That is why I felt like making this film », a declare Akshay Kumar à Bollywoodife.com.

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