Fans are waiting with bated breath for Kiara Advani’s next film Toxic, in which she stars opposite superstar Yash. In a recent interaction, Kiara spoke about her experience shooting the film and revealed how filmmaker Geetu Mohandas did not allow her to greet anyone when she arrived on set.
Kiara was not allowed to say ‘hi’
Speaking to Bombay Times, Kiara Advani said, “Geetu is like, okay, tomorrow when you come on set, I want you to be… and I’m a person when I walk on set I’m always like, ‘Hi, what’s up, good morning’, I’m that person. And she’s like, ‘I don’t want pleasantries, I want you to come in that zone, no hi hello, not your team, nobody, just be in a zone today’.”
‘Shooting in Kannada and English was challenging’
Toxic was shot in both Kannada and English, and Kiara admitted that the process was challenging for her. She said, “Working in Kannada, I think I would say Toxic has been challenging because it’s for the first time that we shot in both English and Kannada. We would do the same scene. So this shot was an English shot first till we got the take right. Then we do the Kannada take, because you’re, at least for someone like me, Kannada not being my language, mugging up my dialogues literally the night before,” she said.
Kiara also shared how her character Nadia in the film made her rethink love and relationships. She further spoke about how the film changes the way people look at man-woman dynamics. The actor admitted that it took her some time to understand the world of Toxic and accept it as normal. She added that some people might find it risky, but that depends on everyone’s conventional space and understanding.
About Toxic
Toxic will feature Yash in a dual role alongside Kiara Advani. The film also stars Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth in pivotal roles. The film is reportedly mounted on a massive budget of ₹700–800 crore.
The Yash-starrer was initially scheduled for a worldwide release on April 10, 2025. Later, it was rescheduled to March 19, 2026. However, due to the start of the Iran-US conflict, the makers decided to further delay the release and avoided a clash with Dhurandhar 2. South Indian films have a huge audience in Middle Eastern countries, and due to the conflict, this market was affected, which reportedly influenced the makers’ decision to postpone the release. The film is now set to release on June 4.
