# Toxic faces backlash over nude scene row and old interviews 2026-08-24T15:48:24+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Director Geetu Mohandas and star Yash's film Toxic has drawn heavy criticism from audiences and reviewers since its release on Wednesday. Old interviews of the two have resurfaced online and are being used to attack the film. In a resurfaced clip, Mohandas said she does not always follow her original script. Yash is seen predicting viewers would leave the theatre shocked and ask, "What the hell was that?" That statement has become a viral joke. Ndtv.com reports the film faced backlash even before release, over its teaser, the Tabaahi song, and complaints about religious imagery and the portrayal of women. Despite the criticism, Greatandhra.com reports the film earned Rs 101.10 crore net in India on its first day, with Rs 140.75 crore worldwide. No official confirmation of these numbers is available yet. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Ndtv.com focused on thematic complaints about the film, from the teaser to religious imagery, framing the controversy as a broad pre-release backlash. Greatandhra.com instead highlighted resurfaced old interviews of director Geetu Mohandas and lead actor Yash as the core criticism, suggesting the film's negative reception is now being retroactively linked to their past statements. Ndtv gave no box-office figure. Greatandhra provided opening-day numbers. The difference reflects editorial choice: one outlet summarises the cultural friction around the project itself, the other draws a direct line between creator comments and audience response. The merged picture shows a film that drew organised objection before release and is now being judged partly through its makers' own words. The first-week box office trend will show whether the noise matters commercially. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - ndtv.com (neutral report) Led with pre-release controversy themes, omitted box-office performance - greatandhra.com (neutral report) Led with resurfaced interviews and box-office figures This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-27T09:32:29+00:00. Tags: CBFC, Toxic, Yash Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/yashs-toxic-faces-protests-over-nude-scene-and-religious-imagery/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/yashs-toxic-faces-protests-over-nude-scene-and-religious-imagery/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/