Rakesh Roshan has no problem with the ‘extra thumb’ references to Hrithik in Akshay Kumar’s latest release

Written By After Hrs Correspondent | Updated: Aug 21, 2017, 07:35 AM IST

Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan

It’s all good!

It was being speculated that Hrithik Roshan and his father Rakesh Roshan were upset with the joke on the former’s extra thumb in Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. But that’s far from the truth.

For those who came in late, the film has a segment on Akshay Kumar’s father seeking a bride with an extra thumb for his son for astrological reasons. Far from fuming over the joke, Roshan Sr says, “I really enjoyed watching the film. I liked what it had to say. It is a praiseworthy mixture of a film with a message and entertainment.”

Hrithik enjoyed the film

Hrithik saw the film and enjoyed it. In fact, Hrithik and Akshay are neighbours. Says a source, “Akshay kept Hrithik in the loop about the joke on the extra thumb. Hrithik was okay with it. The Roshans know when to take a joke in their stride.”

Just a joke

Shree Narayan Singh, director of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, admits he was nervous  about the Roshans’ ‘thumbing down’ the joke. He says, “Yes, I was a little apprehensive. I am so happy that both, he (Rakesh Roshan) and Hrithik, liked the film and also took the joke in the right spirit. The joke was not meant to hurt anyone’s feelings and I am so glad they understood that.”