For Bhumi Pednekar, Toilet : Ek Prem Katha will always stay extremely close to her heart. No one knows that ever since she signed Toilet..., Bhumi has been doing her bit to promote hygiene and sanitation. And on the occasion of the second anniversary of the film, Bhumi has constructed a hostel and new toilets for a girl’s ashram in Chambal that she has been supporting actively for close to two years now.
“Bhumi has been supporting Abhyudaya Ashram, a residential school in Madhya Pradesh that actively works at providing education and teaches the children employable skills to curb prostitution in the Chambal valley. Bhumi has constructed a hostel and new toilet for the girls of the ashram and this facility was inaugurated on the occasion of Toilet Ek Prem Katha’s 2nd anniversary (August 11),” reveals a source.
“The Morena-based school was established in 1992 to fight the prostitution of girls in the valley. The school looks to open up job opportunities for the children thus empowering them and also providing a better future to them. Bhumi discovered Abhyudaya when she visited the valley for her acclaimed film Son Chiriya’s shoot. She was moved deeply and instantly connected with their cause,” the informer adds.
When contacted, Bhumi confirmed saying, “Abhyudaya Ashram is working for an extremely good cause. I have and will always continue doing my bit for them and the girls of the Chambal valley. In my heart, Chambal is a second home for me and I keep going back to Abhyudaya to see how the girls are doing. I intend to promote all necessary and important messages about sanitation, education, empowerment and equal rights of girls among the women of the valley.”
