Overview
- The character intro presents Yash as Raya in a cemetery set-piece that culminates with the line “Daddy’s home.”
- The reveal was timed to his 40th birthday after a staged campaign that first highlighted the film’s female ensemble.
- Toxic is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on March 19, 2026, setting up a box-office clash with Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2 during key festival week.
- Yash co-wrote and co-produces the Geetu Mohandas–directed period gangster film, shot in Kannada and English with multiple dubbed versions planned.
- Filmmakers Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Karan Johar and Ram Gopal Varma publicly lauded the teaser, while social media reactions split over its graphic action and erotic imagery.