Kiara Advani defends Yash’s Toxic amid trolling: ‘People connect with honesty’

5 min readHyderabadJul 31, 2026 12:16 PM IST Kiara Advani, who plays Nadia in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, directed by Geetu MohandasActor Kiara Advani has opened up about her role in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, the Yash-led gangster drama directed by Geetu Mohandas, calling it the most creatively fulfilling part of her career so far. The film has been receiving trolling on social media for what many perceive as objectification of the female characters and the focus on its male lead with women not getting enough play in its promotional materials. In an interview with Femina, Kiara Advani said she was drawn to Toxic because of director Geetu Mohandas’s vision for the character of Nadia. “When I finally heard the narration, I was mesmerised by how well fleshed out this character