Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS): Actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar have started shooting for their upcoming film "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha".

Akshay on Sunday took to Twitter, where he shared a photograph of himself with Bhumi. In the image, Bhumi is seen donning a red sari and vermillion on her forehead and Akshay is seen sporting a moustache. The two are seen posing in front of a toilet.

"A very good morning from Bhumi Pednekar and me from the sets of 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' First day it is...need your best wishes," Akshay tweeted on Sunday.

Bhumi, who made her Bollywood debut with the National Award winning film "Dum Laga Ke Haisha", shared the same photograph and captioned it: "Hello from Akshay Kumar, me and our most trusted friend the http://toilet. New start and a new Prem katha - 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha'."

It was earlier reported that the film is based on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The film will be a light-hearted comedy revolving around this campaign directed by Neeraj Pandey.