Overview
- The film Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups, directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring Yash with Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth and Huma Qureshi, is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26, 2026.
- Promotional material titled 'Ladies & Ladies' prompted a wave of social-media backlash for what many users called the objectification of the female cast and suggested the women appeared to have limited roles in the promo.
- On Monday, Huma Qureshi publicly defended the film and praised director Geetu Mohandas, saying the project offers a rare example of a woman leading a large commercial production and urging audiences to wait for the finished movie.
- Huma sidestepped questions about the movie’s repeated postponements and said the priority should be releasing the film when it is ready rather than explaining past schedule changes.
- Yash posted praise for Huma’s separate work as an actor-producer, a move that helps shape the film’s publicity narrative and keeps attention on the ensemble and the creative team ahead of the August release.