Veteran film actress and director Deepti Naval has praised Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar for taking up socially relevant films like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Pad Man. According to her, Akshay Kumar is doing great work in his own commercial way.

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was the last movie I saw in the theatre and I loved it! Now, I want to watch Pad Man. I think Akshay is doing great work — something which is so necessary — in his own commercial way. Hats off to him for picking these subjects! I love the fact that he’s choosing to tell such stories, pointing a finger at them and saying, ‘Look, here is a problem, let’s tackle it’. I like that kind of spirit,” Deepti Naval said.

She also added that she's looking forward for the release of her upcoming film The Boy With The Topknot in India.

“I have been reading a lot of scripts and I’m waiting for The Boy With The Topknot to release in India. The film is based on the memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. It’s the first time I got to speak in my mother tongue, Punjabi, in a film. I enjoyed that immensely", Deepti Naval said.