Overview
- Released on January 8 for Yash’s 40th birthday, the character tease introduces him as Raya through a violent, stylised cemetery set-piece capped by the line “Daddy’s home.”
- Industry figures including Karan Johar, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Ram Gopal Varma and Vivek Agnihotri publicly praised the teaser’s scale and style.
- Online commentary also questioned the promo’s depiction and referenced director Geetu Mohandas’ past criticism of objectification in cinema.
- Toxic is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on March 19, 2026, following a multilingual strategy with shoots in Kannada and English and dubbed versions across major Indian languages.
- Geetu Mohandas directs from a script co-written with Yash; the ensemble features Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria and Rukmini Vasanth, with key crew including Rajeev Ravi, Ravi Basrur, editor Ujwal Kulkarni, TP Abid and action lead JJ Perry alongside Anbariv and Kecha Khamphakdee.